Shivembe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Shivembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
Shivembe Demographics
Shivembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shivembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shivembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shivembe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shivembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Shivembe live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent are found, Kiambu County, where 29 percent are found and Siaya County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Kenya Shivembe exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found.
Shivembe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sivembe | 93 | 35 | / |
| Shivambe | 88 | 98 | / |
| Chivembe | 88 | 29 | / |
| Shibembe | 88 | 9 | / |
| Shevembe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chivhembe | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shiwember | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sibembe | 80 | 238 | / |
| Chibembe | 75 | 267 | / |
| Shibemba | 75 | 46 | / |
| Chiwembe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Chivimbe | 75 | 14 | / |
| Shivambi | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sibhembe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Simpembe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shivamby | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shebembe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shivambui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siwombe | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Cibembe | 67 | 171 | / |
| Sivambi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sibemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sebembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sivombi | 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 Shivembe
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