Shikombe Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Shikombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shikombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8511:62,2116,656
Kenya871:530,80326,276
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Shikombe Last Name Facts

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

Shikombe is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shikombe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 378,680th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shikombe reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 62,211. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 45 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 23 percent are found and Geita Region, where 19 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Shikombe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Shikombe
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