Silumba Surname
Approximately 905 people bear this surname
Silumba Surname Definition:
Silumba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: ghost.
Silumba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 692 | 1:22,905 | 2,457 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 62 | 1:853,897 | 43,657 |
| Zimbabwe | 42 | 1:367,577 | 34,250 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Silumba (118) may also be a first name.
Silumba Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Silumba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: ghost.
Silumba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Silumba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Silumba occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Silumba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 391,109th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. The surname Silumba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silumba live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Silumba is also the 859,937th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 118 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 22,905. In Zambia Silumba is mostly found in: Western Province, where 40 percent reside, Southern Province, where 32 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 17 percent reside. Not including Zambia it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shilumba | 93 | 1,970 | / |
| Silummba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Siluimba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Silomba | 86 | 2,618 | / |
| Silumbe | 86 | 2,240 | / |
| Jilumba | 86 | 1,500 | / |
| Cilumba | 86 | 473 | / |
| Selumba | 86 | 148 | / |
| Silimba | 86 | 26 | / |
| Silumbi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Gilumba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Silumbo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chilumba | 80 | 11,394 | / |
| Shilumbe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Shilumbi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shilimba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chilumbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chailumba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jilumbhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Silombo | 71 | 1,057 | / |
| Cilomba | 71 | 255 | / |
| Selimba | 71 | 57 | / |
| Selomba | 71 | 35 | / |
| Cilimba | 71 | 19 | / |
| Silombe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Selumbe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gelumba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Silimbo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zilomba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zilumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selumbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jelumba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chilumbo | 67 | 2,769 | / |
| Chilumbi | 67 | 438 | / |
| Shilombo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shilombe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Selimbau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sselomba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chilumbe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Selimbai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sselumbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Silombei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siloombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chilumwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sailimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selumber | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silumba
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