Shimbundu Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shimbundu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Shimbundu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Zambia761:208,55213,419
Namibia31:803,13415,170

Shimbundu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shimbundu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shimbundu.

How Common Is The Last Name Shimbundu? popularity and diffusion

Shimbundu is the 883,255th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shimbundu reside; 74 percent reside in Central Africa and 74 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 326,901. Aside from The DR Congo this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent are found and Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Simbundu94338/
Chimbundu89316/
Shimvundu891/
Chimbundhu841/
Sumbundu82127/
Cimbundu824/
Sumbundou7810/
Simbondou789/
Chembundu781/
Chinbundu781/

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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 Shimbundu
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