Silembo Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Silembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 129 | 1:122,868 | 9,314 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Silembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Silembo occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Silembo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silembo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Silembo is the 1,558,593rd most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The surname Silembo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Silembo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 122,868. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 50 percent reside, Southern Province, where 41 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent reside. Barring Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sielembo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Siliembou | 88 | 11 | / |
| Silombo | 86 | 1,057 | / |
| Silemba | 86 | 843 | / |
| Zilembo | 86 | 189 | / |
| Selembo | 86 | 175 | / |
| Silambo | 86 | 67 | / |
| Gilembo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Silimbo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jilembo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Silenbo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chilembo | 80 | 10,535 | / |
| Shilemba | 80 | 398 | / |
| Shilombo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Silamboy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Silambuo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sailimbo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shelembo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Slemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Silomba | 71 | 2,618 | / |
| Selemba | 71 | 851 | / |
| Silamba | 71 | 303 | / |
| Zilombo | 71 | 195 | / |
| Cilemba | 71 | 116 | / |
| Gilemba | 71 | 33 | / |
| Silimba | 71 | 26 | / |
| Gelembo | 71 | 15 | / |
| Zilemba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Selombo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Silimvo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Slembah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jilemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zilenbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gilimbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilemba | 67 | 9,423 | / |
| Shelemba | 67 | 1,843 | / |
| Shilamba | 67 | 896 | / |
| Sselemba | 67 | 146 | / |
| Chilimbo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Selamboi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shilimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sihlamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cilomboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sellemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zelembou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siluimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selembat | 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 Silembo
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