Swalamba Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Swalamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Swalamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Swalamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swalamba is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Swalamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Swalamba is the 8,968,613th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Swalamba live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,283,307. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zambia Swalamba occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sialamba881/
Slamba8622/
Swawlambi821/
Slambau804/
Slambay802/
Slambai801/
Swa-Elumba781/
Slamb778/
Sialumba75294/
Sialomba7536/
Swilimba756/
Swailemb754/
Sialemba752/
Slamabai751/
Sialambo751/
Slomba71347/
Slambi7135/
Sialuumba7125/
Slampa7118/
Slumba7117/
Slimba714/
Slambe713/
Slambo712/
Slemba712/
Slamap711/
Slambaugh710/
Slambee67221/
Sliumba678/
Slampea675/
Slmb674/
Slembah674/
Slaampa671/
Slambie671/
Slumbai671/
Slimbao671/
Sloambe671/
Sualombo631/

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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 Swalamba
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