Shembo Surname

461,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 731 people bear this surname

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

Shembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6231:118,58712,916
France471:1,413,249138,595
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England71:7,959,723202,100
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Shembo (113) may also be a first name.

Shembo Last Name Facts

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

Shembo is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 461,659th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. The surname Shembo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Shembo live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Shembo is also the 881,625th most commonly occurring given name in the world, borne by 113 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 623 people, or 1 in 118,587. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Shembo Last Name Statistics demography

Shembo earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shemboo9278/
Shiembo923/
Sheambo920/
Sembo913,421/
Sichembo8618/
Shetembo866/
Shitembo861/
Chembo837,973/
Shambo832,638/
Shombo832,357/
Shimbo831,008/
Siembo83168/
Shemba83133/
Seambo8349/
Sembos8338/
Sembou8319/
Semboi8316/
Sembot8313/
Semboo835/
Shenbo832/
Ssembo831/
Seimbo831/
Semboh831/
Sicheembo802/
Cheembo771,032/
Setembo77467/
Chembou77239/
Sembhoo77229/
Shambho77192/
Sitembo77117/
Shamboo77110/
Schemba7749/
Shamboy7720/
Siembou7719/
Shomboi7719/
Shiemba7714/
Shamboi7711/
Seambos779/
Siembos778/
Chemboi776/
Shaambo775/
Shimbos774/
Shembeu774/
Shimboo774/
Shembha773/
Shoymbo773/
Shiombo773/
Shembad772/
Sembout772/
Sheimba772/
Sembott771/
Schombo771/
Shienbo771/
Shambuo771/
Seumbou771/
Shimboh771/
Sahmbou771/
Chembos771/
Semboit771/
Schambo770/
Sshambo770/
Sambo73278,673/
Sombo7322,197/
Semba738,376/
Simbo732,914/
Cembo731,411/
Zembo731,396/
Senbo7392/
Semuo7314/
Symbo737/
Chitembo711,872/
Shitemba71114/
Shambhoo7164/
Shemwood715/
Chisembo714/
Sichimbo714/
Sichemba714/
Ssetembo714/
Settembo711/
Shambooy711/
Shahmboy711/
Ssesimbo711/
Sechimbo711/
Chetembo711/
Chemboth711/
Shembach710/
Shamba6729,430/
Shimba6724,501/
Shinbo6719,757/
Chimbo6712,508/
Simbou671,420/
Shomba671,185/
Samboy671,074/
Chemba67650/
Samboo67488/
Zeambo67391/
Simboh67312/
Shanbo67215/
Sambuo67205/
Samboh67195/
Samboi67147/
Sembah67133/
Simboo67103/
Somboi67101/
Saenbo6798/
Simboy6797/
Zsemba6795/
Simboi6776/
Shenba6761/
Sicheemba6745/
Chenbo6743/
Sembat6736/
Simbot6735/
Schembach6733/
Shanmbhoo6728/
Zembou6727/
Siemba6725/
Senboy6718/
Somboh6717/
Somboy6717/
Somboo6716/
Sanmbo6715/
Sombuo6712/
Saambo6711/
Zemboy6710/
Saimbo6710/
Sembeu6710/
Seumba678/
Sambho677/
Sammbo677/
Cembos676/
Ssemba676/
Shemwa676/
Sinebo676/
Saemba675/
Simboa675/
Seamba675/
Chemwo674/
Sembau673/
Szambo673/
Soimbo673/
Ssambo673/
Senbos673/
Sombho672/
Shynbo672/
Seinbo672/
Simbos672/
Ssimbo672/
Soemba672/
Zsambo672/
Shonbo672/
Soymbo672/
Semmba671/
Shanehebo671/
Zenmbo671/
Sienbo671/
Sohmba671/
Shambooyi671/
Sesmba671/
Suimbo671/
Shhmba671/
Simbod671/
Ssettembo671/
Senmba671/
Senbot671/
Sembaa671/
Sembas671/
Symboi671/
Symboo671/
Symbos671/
Symbou671/
Syombo671/
Chemvo671/
Sommbo671/
Senbou671/
Sheimbach670/
Scemba670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shembo
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