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

Tsambo is most common in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsambo? popularity and diffusion

Tsambo is the 571,325th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tsambo are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

Tsambo is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 260 people, or 1 in 208,376. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent reside, North West, where 42 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa Tsambo occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 45 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

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
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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 Tsambo
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