Shekuamba Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Shekuamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shekuamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shekuamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shekuamba occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shekuamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,907,068th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Shekuamba occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shekuamba reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Shekuamba is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 96 percent live, Arusha Region, where 1 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chekuamba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Shakuhamba | 84 | 4 | / |
| Sekwamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sakuamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shakwamba | 78 | 146 | / |
| Shikuambi | 78 | 7 | / |
| Shikwamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chekwamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sikuomba | 71 | 50 | / |
| Sikwamba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Sokwamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sakwamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shikwambaha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shikwambi | 67 | 891 | / |
| Chicuamba | 67 | 51 | / |
| Chikuambi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shikwambe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikwaamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siekwambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shikwambit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Schikwambi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sikwambi | 59 | 240 | / |
| Sikwambe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sigwamba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sikwomba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chigwamba | 56 | 472 | / |
| Chicuambi | 56 | 11 | / |
| Chicuambe | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shekuamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis