Sitombe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sitombe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sitombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sitombe (36) may also be a first name.

Sitombe Last Name Facts

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

Sitombe is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sitombe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sitombe is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 36 people.

Sitombe is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Southern Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Sitombe
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