Sivambo Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 70 | 1:34,420 | 4,994 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
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.
- fernandup78Sivambo Demographics
Average Sivambo Salary in
South Africa
R 109,476
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shivambo | 93 | 484 | / |
| Shivhambo | 88 | 19 | / |
| Sibambo | 86 | 2,779 | / |
| Siwambo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Xivambo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sevambo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chivambo | 80 | 12,703 | / |
| Shibambo | 80 | 4,595 | / |
| Shivamba | 80 | 110 | / |
| Shevambo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Cuivambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xhivambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saibambo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chivhambo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Shibamboo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sibamba | 71 | 880 | / |
| Siwombo | 71 | 236 | / |
| Cibambo | 71 | 140 | / |
| Sebambo | 71 | 137 | / |
| Sibombo | 71 | 13 | / |
| Zivombo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Siwamba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Xibambo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sibanbo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Siwembo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sivonbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gibambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sivomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Xivamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Civamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sewambo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chibambo | 67 | 6,200 | / |
| Chiwambo | 67 | 4,825 | / |
| Simpamba | 67 | 3,808 | / |
| Chivamba | 67 | 506 | / |
| Shibamba | 67 | 216 | / |
| Sempambo | 67 | 145 | / |
| Shebambo | 67 | 139 | / |
| Chivombo | 67 | 122 | / |
| Shiwamba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sibambah | 67 | 40 | / |
| Shibombo | 67 | 24 | / |
| Shiwembo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siwamwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sibhamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shibanbo | 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 Sivambo
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