Shibombo Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shibombo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shibombo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia221:720,45126,729
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Shibombo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shibombo is found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shibombo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shibombo reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 720,451. In Zambia Shibombo is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 91 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent live and Southern Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zambia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sibombo9313/
Shibambo884,595/
Chibombo88206/
Shibomba8883/
Shebombo885/
Shibamboo821/
Shiboomba821/
Sibambo802,779/
Siwombo80236/
Sebombo8092/
Cibombo8023/
Chibambo756,200/
Chibomba75608/
Shivambo75484/
Shibamba75216/
Shebambo75139/
Chivombo75122/
Chiwombo75105/
Ssebombo7580/
Shibumba7549/
Shibemba7546/
Chibumbo756/
Shibanbo751/
Saibambo751/
Shiwomba751/
Shubambo751/
Shivhambo7119/
Chivhombo7115/
Chibhambo714/
Sseboombo711/
Chibhomba711/
Chibamboh711/
Sibamba67880/
Cibambo67140/
Sebambo67137/
Sivambo6791/
Sibumba6736/
Zivombo6712/
Siwambo679/
Xibambo674/
Sibanbo672/
Sibemba672/
Sebembo671/
Sivomba671/

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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
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  • 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 Shibombo
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