Silomba Surname

165,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Silomba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,0731:14,7721,686
Tanzania9821:53,9125,916
Indonesia3371:392,43133,377
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Silomba (72) may also be a first name.

Silomba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silomba is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Silomba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silomba? popularity and diffusion

Silomba is the 165,459th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,783,631 people. Silomba occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Silomba reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 72 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,073 people, or 1 in 14,772. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Muchinga Province, where 41 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Zambia Silomba exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 38 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silombo861,057/
Silumba86905/
Silemba86843/
Silamba86303/
Cilomba86255/
Selomba8635/
Silombe8615/
Zilomba862/
Jilomba861/
Shilombash821/
Shilumba801,970/
Chilomba801,014/
Shilamba80896/
Shilemba80398/
Shilombo8038/
Shilombe8019/
Silambai806/
Sselomba805/
Sitlamba803/
Siliombe803/
Silummba801/
Silembai801/
Siluimba801/
Siloombe801/
Shelomba801/
Silombei801/
Sihlamba801/
Chilombah754/
Djilombai751/
Shailamba751/
Silumbe712,240/
Selemba71851/
Silambi71767/
Cilumba71473/
Jilombo71202/
Zilombo71195/
Gilombo71169/
Selumba71148/
Silembo71132/
Cilombo7191/
Silambo7167/
Silambe7135/
Jilamba7122/
Selamba7113/
Zilemba7110/
Selombo719/
Silumbi713/
Selombe711/
Silumbo711/
Cilamba711/
Xilombo711/
Chilombo6716,642/
Chilumba6711,394/
Chilamba672,846/
Shelemba671,843/
Chilombe671,512/
Sselemba67146/
Selambau6722/
Shilumbe6713/
Shilumbi676/
Chilomwa675/
Chilombi675/
Tjilombo672/
Silamboy672/
Silambuo672/
Jilaamba671/
Selembai671/
Sielembo671/
Seluombo671/
Jailamba671/
Shelombo671/
Shilambi671/
Silambie671/
Sselamba671/
Selambai671/
Cilomboo671/
Shelombe671/

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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
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  • 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 Silomba
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