Shemba Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Shemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shemba (25) may also be a first name.

Shemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shemba (Hindi: शेम्बा, Tibetan: ཤེམ་བ།) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shemba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,551,568th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shemba live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shemba is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 25 people.

Shemba is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Beside The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Shemba Last Name Statistics demography

Shemba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.37% less than the national average, earning R 125,064 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schemba9249/
Shiemba9214/
Shembha923/
Shembad922/
Shembai922/
Sheimba922/
Semba918,376/
Shitemba86114/
Sichemba864/
Shembach860/
Shamba8329,430/
Shimba8324,501/
Shembe832,802/
Shomba831,185/
Sembai831,159/
Shembo83731/
Sembay83692/
Chemba83650/
Sembah83133/
Zsemba8395/
Shembi8374/
Shenba8361/
Sembea8337/
Sembat8336/
Sembaj8329/
Siemba8325/
Shemby838/
Seumba838/
Ssemba836/
Shemwa836/
Saemba835/
Seamba835/
Sembau833/
Soemba832/
Semmba831/
Sohmba831/
Sesmba831/
Shhmba831/
Senmba831/
Sembaa831/
Sembas831/
Scemba830/
Sicheemba8045/
Schembach8033/
Sheimbach800/
Sesemba771,302/
Sembach77854/
Shember77697/
Shambay77697/
Sitemba77568/
Chembea77508/
Setimba77261/
Shambai77103/
Cheemba7782/
Shemboo7778/
Shambha7764/
Shaimba7759/
Chembai7755/
Shymbay7733/
Shembhi7727/
Shiomba7727/
Sembaja7725/
Cesemba7725/
Shambah7724/
Sesimba7723/
Sahamba7720/
Sembaya7713/
Shembee7713/
Chembay7711/
Shuimba7711/
Sehemby7710/
Shemuha779/
Shemvaa779/
Shuymba776/
Sehembi775/
Shimbau775/
Shemmbi774/
Shembeu774/
Chembaa774/
Shimbai773/
Shembey773/
Chembas773/
Shiembo773/
Shembhe772/
Shemway772/
Shymbai772/
Saembai772/
Siembad772/
Shenbai772/
Shambaj772/
Schembe772/
Siembas772/
Shembeh772/
Shaamba772/
Shimbay771/
Sicemba771/
Shombai771/
Shombha771/
Shembed771/
Seembai771/
Seembay771/
Suembai771/
Sinheba771/
Shhamba771/
Shhimba771/
Shemuah771/
Sihmbah771/
Semba'a771/
Cheamba771/
Chembat771/
Chetmba771/
Schembi771/
Chembaz771/
Shembie771/
Shembui771/
Shemwua771/
Shambaa771/
Seambea770/
Schamba770/
Shambau770/
Sheambo770/
Scheambach751/
Samba73333,743/
Simba7388,295/
Zemba7313,798/
Somba7311,631/
Senba7310,187/
Sembe736,647/
Sembo733,421/
Sembi731,779/
Cemba73484/
Semwa73184/
Semua73104/
Sîmba7326/
Semby7318/
Symba737/
Xemba732/
Semva731/
Shembesh713,844/
Sichembe712,391/
Sichimba711,170/
Ssetimba71670/
Ssesimba71438/
Settimba71208/
Shambeau71158/
Chitemba71147/
Shitembi71110/
Ssembaya7146/
Shitembe7128/
Shemberh7126/
Shimbaya7121/
Sichembo7118/
Shahamba7116/
Chisemba7115/
Sisembay7115/
Sessimba7115/
Sheember7112/
Shanmbay7111/
Ssembaja719/
Cheimbay718/
Shenbach718/
Shembish717/
Shetembo716/
Sichembi714/
Shembeer714/
Shisimba714/
Sisembai712/
Shitimba712/
Chesimba711/
Schambau711/
Seambaja711/
Seimbach711/
Sheamber711/
Shambhai711/
Shambhau711/
Shitembo711/
Siteemba711/
Shiembee711/
Shenmber711/
Shambhay711/
Setembai711/
Setembay711/
Shehnbaz711/
Ssetemba711/
Schembet711/
Shetembe711/
Shecembe711/
Shehembe711/
Sheenbaz711/
Schemway710/
Shombeau710/
Scembach710/
Shenwa6719,416/
Chembe6716,233/
Shimbi6710,947/
Chimba678,515/
Chembo677,973/
Shinba674,362/
Shimwa672,824/
Shambo672,638/
Sambai672,357/
Shombo672,357/
Sember672,216/
Sombai672,071/
Simbai671,279/
Shimbe671,170/
Sembhi671,129/
Sambea671,125/
Shimbo671,008/
Sehmbi67721/
Sambay67610/
Sambaa67606/
Chymba67369/
Sembeh67363/
Shanba67308/
Senbai67307/
Sambha67304/
Ssettimba67301/
Senbat67278/
Chemwa67264/
Simmba67238/
Symbat67191/
Sambau67178/
Sambah67173/
Siembo67168/
Sehmby67132/
Ssamba67121/
Seysembay67113/
Soimba6796/
Sembio6783/
Seumbe6776/
Sembee6775/
Schambeau6774/
Sombah6766/
Sembey6757/
Simbah6757/
Shimua6757/
Sembèr6757/
Sombay6755/
Ssessimba6752/
Seambo6749/
Senbay6747/
Simbat6745/
Siembe6744/
Zsamba6739/
Sembos6738/
Saimba6738/
Sembhy6737/
Symbai6736/
Chembi6736/
Simbad6735/
Schimbach6734/
Simbau6731/
Shenva6729/
Chenba6729/
Sombea6728/
Sembet6724/
Seembe6723/
Sheinbach6722/
Sembou6719/
Symbas6719/
Simbay6719/
Sineba6718/
Semboi6716/
Xhembe6715/
Simbas6714/
Ssimba6714/
Sembot6713/
Shenbe6713/
Simeba6713/
Sembeu6710/
Sembui6710/
Zeimba679/
Shemvi679/
Shenbi678/
Zeamba677/
Ssomba677/
Semwah676/
Seamua676/
Sembit675/
Semboo675/
Simboa675/
Simbaa674/
Ssembe674/
Sximba674/
Schenbach673/
Semuas673/
Saamba673/
Senbas673/
Sammba673/
Sembis673/
Sembei673/
Sombha672/
Seisembai672/
Sembhe672/
Simbea672/
Sembes672/
Sicheembo672/
Zembaa672/
Zembai672/
Shenbo672/
Xhimba672/
Senbaa672/
Chemua671/
Sjamba671/
Simbaj671/
Sembajová671/
Sembed671/
Seinba671/
Shahambaj671/
Chichemba671/
Symbay671/
Sambaí671/
Hsamba671/
Zenmba671/
Zsembe671/
Suimba671/
Simbaÿ671/
Sihmbi671/
Sienba671/
Ssembo671/
Sanhba671/
Sambéa671/
Seimbo671/
Senbap671/
Semvah671/
Semvat671/
Sembie671/
Szomba671/
Szimba671/
Cembat671/
Chemby671/
Seisembay671/
Sshembesh671/
Chesimbai671/
Simbha671/
Semmpa671/
Semmwa671/
Senbad671/
Semboh671/
Sombau671/
Seemby670/
Schoenbau670/

Shemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shemba in the Tibetan language
ཤེམ་བ།shemwa-
Shemba in the Hindi language
शेम्बाsemba50
शेम्बsemba50

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