Sivambo Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sivambo Surname User-submission:

The origin of the Sivambo surname is from within Nyemba, Angola and Kwangali tribe, Nambia and the pronunciation differs from language to language. For example in Nyemba they use Civambo or Tjivambo and Kwangali use Sivambo.

Sivambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia701:34,4204,994
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sivambo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The origin of the Sivambo surname is from within Nyemba, Angola and Kwangali tribe, Nambia and the pronunciation differs from language to language. For example in Nyemba they use Civambo or Tjivambo and Kwangali use Sivambo.

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Sivambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sivambo is most common in Namibia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sivambo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sivambo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 34,420. In Namibia Sivambo is most prevalent in: Kavango East Region, where 87 percent are found, Hardap Region, where 6 percent are found and Kavango West Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Namibia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Sivambo Last Name Statistics demography

Sivambo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.93% less than the national average, earning R 109,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shivambo93484/
Shivhambo8819/
Sibambo862,779/
Siwambo869/
Xivambo865/
Sevambo861/
Chivambo8012,703/
Shibambo804,595/
Shivamba80110/
Shevambo8011/
Cuivambo801/
Xhivambo801/
Saibambo801/
Chivhambo7514/
Shibamboo751/
Sibamba71880/
Siwombo71236/
Cibambo71140/
Sebambo71137/
Sibombo7113/
Zivombo7112/
Siwamba714/
Xibambo714/
Sibanbo712/
Siwembo712/
Sivonbo711/
Gibambo711/
Sivomba711/
Xivamba711/
Civamba711/
Sewambo711/
Chibambo676,200/
Chiwambo674,825/
Simpamba673,808/
Chivamba67506/
Shibamba67216/
Sempambo67145/
Shebambo67139/
Chivombo67122/
Shiwamba6748/
Sibambah6740/
Shibombo6724/
Shiwembo675/
Siwamwoi671/
Sibhamba671/
Shibanbo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sivambo
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