Shimambo Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shimambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shimambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Shimambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shimambo is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimambo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shimambo is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimambo reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Shimambo is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Shimambo is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 14 percent reside, Kajiado County, where 14 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 13 percent reside.

Shimambo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shimambo surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shimaambo9422/
Simambo93219/
Simaambo88798/
Chimambo88420/
Shimamba8849/
Simambou881/
Simaimbo881/
Shimaamba8215/
Shimoombo821/
Shemhambo821/
Semambo801,353/
Simamba80787/
Sumambo8024/
Simombo802/
Simanbo801/
Simembo801/
Chimombo7512,220/
Ssemambo754,393/
Chimamba75750/
Simaamba75234/
Chemambo7593/
Shimomba7554/
Simaimba7544/
Simaumba7542/
Semmambo7533/
Semamboo753/
Semaambo751/
Shemamba751/
Simaemba751/
Simanbou751/
Shimemba751/
Shimachemba7434/
Chimaimba712,146/
Shimoomba71438/
Ssemmambo71224/
Simahamba7116/
Chimhamba716/
Sssemambo712/
Simatimba712/
Chimhombo711/
Shemhombo711/
Sseamambo711/
Chimaamba711/
Shimaunba711/
Ssemammbo711/
Simemba67651/
Sumombo67227/
Semombo6760/
Semamba6737/
Shemahamba6721/
Sumamba679/
Sumanbo672/
Zimamba672/
Semanbo671/

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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 Shimambo
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