Shihambe Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shihambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shihambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Shihambe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shihambe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shihambe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,323,005th most common family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shihambe live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Shihambe is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 91 percent live, Limpopo, where 3 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Shihambe Last Name Statistics demography

Shihambe earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.15% more than the national average, earning R 273,636 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sihambe9311/
Shiambe931/
Shihambi88146/
Shihamba885/
Siambe86462/
Sihamba80237/
Chiambe80114/
Sihambi8070/
Shiambi8023/
Shiombe802/
Shiamue801/
Shiamba801/
Shyambe801/
Shiamve801/
Chihombe75213/
Chiambeh758/
Shiambis756/
Chiahmbe754/
Chiambei751/
Chiamber751/
Shehanbe751/
Sciambea751/
Siamba71492/
Siambi71141/
Sihaambai715/
Siamue711/
Siamevi67630/
Chiombe67357/
Sihombi67173/
Sehambi67138/
Siambai6799/
Shyamba6780/
Sciambi6769/
Shiomba6727/
Siambis6727/
Suhambi6715/
Zihambi6713/
Saiombe679/
Shyambi678/
Shijahanbi678/
Sayombe675/
Chiambi673/
Cihamba672/
Sihomba671/
Siambui671/
Sciamba671/
Shyamue671/
Siambhi671/
Sehembe671/
Seambea670/

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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 Shihambe
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