Siyambu Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Siyambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Siyambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia981:161,73411,370
Namibia251:96,3768,697

Siyambu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Siyambu occurs most in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Siyambu? popularity and diffusion

Siyambu is the 1,628,521st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Siyambu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Siyambu is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 161,734. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 58 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 40 percent reside and Central Province, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Zambia Siyambu occurs in one country. It also occurs in Namibia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiyambu9336/
Suyambu86115/
Seyambu8627/
Ziyambu862/
Xiyambu861/
Sayambu861/
Soyambu861/
Chiyambu8097/
Shayambu804/
Suyambhu801/
Siajembu801/
Sayambhu801/
Zhiyambu801/
Saimbu7714/
Saymbu771/
Saumbu771/
Shaimbu713/
Sahumbu712/
Ciyombu711/
Saimbou711/
Seyumbu711/
Shaumbu711/
Soimbou711/
Chiyombu6734/
Sayanbut674/
Chiyembu674/
Chayambu671/
Sayanbou671/

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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 Siyambu
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