Tsambo Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tsambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2601:208,37622,133
Zimbabwe2501:61,7539,307
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Tsambo (13) may also be a first name.

Tsambo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tsambo is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsambo is the 571,325th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname Tsambo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsambo reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tsambo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 13 people.

Tsambo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 208,376. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 52 percent live, North West, where 42 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.

Tsambo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tsambo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning R 191,268 per year and in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshambo92531/
Tsambou92332/
Tsambos9223/
Tsiambou8657/
Tsamba836,710/
Tsombo83442/
Tsembo8391/
Tsamvo833/
Zsambo832/
Tjambo831/
Dsambo831/
Tshatembo801/
Tshamba7710,381/
Tshembo77425/
Tshombo77366/
Tsombou77102/
Tchambo7771/
Tsambaa7745/
Tsambas7725/
Tsombop7720/
Tsombos7712/
Tsembou7712/
Tsambga779/
Tsiamba774/
Tsiombo771/
Thsamba771/
Zambo7313,985/
Cambo732,402/
Tsõbo7315/
Çambo732/
Tsoumbou711,075/
Tchambou71962/
Tsoumbos7125/
Tshaumba712/
Tshambha711/
Tchambgo711/
Tshambat711/
Tshaimba711/
Tshaemba711/
Tsiombop711/
Ztshamba711/
Chambo6723,783/
Zambou672,368/
Cambou671,173/
Dzambo67974/
Tsamwa67548/
Zeambo67391/
Camboa67331/
Tsomba67317/
Caumbo67105/
Zamboj6791/
Tsemba6774/
Zamboi6755/
Zsamba6739/
Ţamboi6737/
Zhambo6725/
Zaimbo6724/
Camboy6720/
Csombo6716/
Camboi6716/
Tjamba6713/
Tsanuo6712/
Zamboy675/
Caimbo675/
Camboj674/
Tsanwo673/
Camboo672/
Cahmbo672/
Tcamba672/
Csanbo672/
Tsanba671/
Tshahamba671/
Tzamba671/
Tshoumbou671/
Ciambo671/
Tcheambou671/
Tjombo671/
Txamba671/
Dsamba671/

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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 Tsambo
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