Shivambo Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Shivambo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 264 | 1:205,219 | 21,868 |
| Kenya | 193 | 1:239,274 | 16,651 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shivambo Demographics
Shivambo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shivambo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shivambo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shivambo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shivambo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 631,297th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shivambo reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 264 people, or 1 in 205,219. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 41 percent live, Gauteng, where 39 percent live and North West, where 10 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 40 percent live and Namibia, where 5 percent live.
Shivambo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shivambo last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Shivambo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.41% less than the national average, earning R 127,344 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivhambo | 94 | 19 | / |
| Sivambo | 93 | 91 | / |
| Chivambo | 88 | 12,703 | / |
| Shibambo | 88 | 4,595 | / |
| Shivamba | 88 | 110 | / |
| Shevambo | 88 | 11 | / |
| Xhivambo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chivhambo | 82 | 14 | / |
| Shibamboo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sibambo | 80 | 2,779 | / |
| Siwambo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Xivambo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sevambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chibambo | 75 | 6,200 | / |
| Chiwambo | 75 | 4,825 | / |
| Chivamba | 75 | 506 | / |
| Shibamba | 75 | 216 | / |
| Shebambo | 75 | 139 | / |
| Chivombo | 75 | 122 | / |
| Shiwamba | 75 | 48 | / |
| Shibombo | 75 | 24 | / |
| Shiwembo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shibanbo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saibambo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chivhombo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chibhambo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chivhamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chibamboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chivaimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sibamba | 67 | 880 | / |
| Siwombo | 67 | 236 | / |
| Cibambo | 67 | 140 | / |
| Sebambo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Sibombo | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zivombo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Xibambo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siwamba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sechuamboh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siwembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sibanbo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sewambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivonbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Civamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xivamba | 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
- 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 Shivambo
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