Sichombe Surname
Approximately 242 people bear this surname
Sichombe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 134 | 1:118,283 | 9,069 |
| Namibia | 108 | 1:22,309 | 3,784 |
Sichombe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sichombe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sichombe occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sichombe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sichombe is the 1,038,570th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name Sichombe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sichombe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 118,283. In Zambia Sichombe is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 91 percent are found, Central Province, where 4 percent are found and Western Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Namibia, where 45 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sichoombe | 94 | 517 | / |
| Sichhombe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sichembe | 88 | 2,391 | / |
| Sichomba | 88 | 51 | / |
| Gichombe | 88 | 7 | / |
| Sikhombe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sichoomba | 82 | 13 | / |
| Secombe | 80 | 351 | / |
| Sichamba | 75 | 4,618 | / |
| Seacombe | 75 | 197 | / |
| Chisombe | 75 | 85 | / |
| Sichumba | 75 | 50 | / |
| Sichembi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gichombi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sechomba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seecombe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sishomba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sichaamba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sichuumba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Chesombei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chishombe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sikhommue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chichambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chisommbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sicamba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sizomwe | 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 Sichombe
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