Sitembo Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sitembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia971:163,40111,461
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sitembo (10) may also be a first name.

Sitembo Last Name Facts

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

Sitembo occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sitembo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sitembo is the 1,683,218th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sitembo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 163,401. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Copperbelt Province, where 69 percent are found, Muchinga Province, where 19 percent are found and Western Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Sitembo is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shitembo931/
Sitemba86568/
Setembo86467/
Sitambo86185/
Sitombo8652/
Sitimbo8630/
Gitembo864/
Shiembo863/
Citembo862/
Chitembo801,872/
Shitemba80114/
Shitambo8092/
Sithemba8031/
Sichembo8018/
Shetembo806/
Sithombo805/
Ssetembo804/
Djitembo801/
Sitembeu801/
Shitombo801/
Siteemba801/
Settembo801/
Shimbo771,008/
Shembo77731/
Seambo7749/
Saimbo7710/
Sinebo776/
Soimbo773/
Seimbo771/
Suimbo771/
Sicheembo752/
Ssettembo751/
Gitemba71327/
Shemboo7178/
Sitamba7177/
Sitimba7170/
Saimboa7142/
Shiemba7114/
Sinebou7112/
Seambos719/
Shimboo714/
Setombo714/
Saimbot714/
Shimbos714/
Zitemba713/
Shiombo713/
Jetembo712/
Sitomba712/
Soimbou711/
Saimbou711/
Shimboh711/
Shienbo711/
Sicemba711/
Sisimbo711/
Sheambo710/
Chitimbo67333/
Chitemba67147/
Githimbo6759/
Sitambah6721/
Sethemba6716/
Sithimba678/
Sethombo675/
Chisembo674/
Sichimbo674/
Sichemba674/
Shitimba672/
Sechimbo671/
Sithamba671/
Sitambeu671/
Ssesimbo671/
Ssetemba671/
Simvo671/
Chetembo671/
Chithmbo671/
Shitamba671/
Saitemwa671/

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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 Sitembo
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