Ushamba Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ushamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ushamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3081:50,1247,638
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ushamba (29) may also be a first name.

Ushamba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ushamba is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ushamba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ushamba reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 29 people.

The surname Ushamba is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 50,124. In Zimbabwe Ushamba is primarily concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent reside, Harare Province, where 32 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Ushamba
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