Shilamba Surname
Approximately 896 people bear this surname
Shilamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 563 | 1:4,280 | 787 |
| Zambia | 231 | 1:68,614 | 6,028 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Tanzania | 20 | 1:2,647,081 | 48,780 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shilamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shilamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shilamba is found most frequently in Namibia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shilamba.
How Common Is The Last Name Shilamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shilamba is the 394,201st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,133,422 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shilamba live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Shilamba is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is borne by 563 people, or 1 in 4,280. In Namibia Shilamba is mostly concentrated in: Ohangwena Region, where 46 percent live, Oshana Region, where 30 percent live and Khomas Region, where 7 percent live. Barring Namibia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shailamba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Silamba | 93 | 303 | / |
| Chilamba | 88 | 2,846 | / |
| Shilemba | 88 | 398 | / |
| Silambai | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sitlamba | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sihlamba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shilambi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chihlamba | 82 | 38 | / |
| Shitlambe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shilamwad | 82 | 1 | / |
| Silomba | 80 | 2,618 | / |
| Silemba | 80 | 843 | / |
| Silambi | 80 | 767 | / |
| Silambo | 80 | 67 | / |
| Silambe | 80 | 35 | / |
| Selamba | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sulamba | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cilamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shilombash | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schilamber | 78 | 0 | / |
| Chilambe | 75 | 6,240 | / |
| Chilambo | 75 | 4,941 | / |
| Shelemba | 75 | 1,843 | / |
| Chilomba | 75 | 1,014 | / |
| Chilamwa | 75 | 438 | / |
| Shilombo | 75 | 38 | / |
| Chilambi | 75 | 32 | / |
| Selambau | 75 | 22 | / |
| Shilombe | 75 | 19 | / |
| Silamboy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Silambuo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Silembai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siluimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilanwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shelomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silambie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sselamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Selambai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chelamba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shelambe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shilanvat | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shulembay | 71 | 14 | / |
| Silamnuay | 71 | 8 | / |
| Chilamwad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chilombah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shulanbay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chelambai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shitlanbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shulembai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Silombo | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Selemba | 67 | 851 | / |
| Cilomba | 67 | 255 | / |
| Silembo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Selambi | 67 | 126 | / |
| Selomba | 67 | 35 | / |
| Silombe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sulemba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Silanbo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zilambi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Silanbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shaylanbay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chelambath | 67 | 3 | / |
| Silanwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zilomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chaileimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selambo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Shilamba
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