Shiramba Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Shiramba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiramba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4651:99,3128,720
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Shiramba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiramba occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiramba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shiramba is the 631,297th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shiramba reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 465 people, or 1 in 99,312. In Kenya Shiramba is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 95 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Shiramba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 Shiramba
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