Shiyamba Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Shiyamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiyamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1571:15,3472,791
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Shiyamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiyamba is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shiyamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiyamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shiyamba is the 1,231,034th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Shiyamba is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shiyamba live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 15,347. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 53 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 24 percent are found and Oshana Region, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Namibia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Shiyamba Last Name Statistics demography

Shiyamba earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.63% more than the national average, earning R 353,208 per year.

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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 Shiyamba
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