Xamu Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Xamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Xamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Xamu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Xamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Xamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Xamu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 701,738. In Zimbabwe Xamu is mostly concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 68 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 27 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Namibia, where 6 percent are found.

Xamu Last Name Statistics demography

Xamu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.36% less than the national average, earning R 122,724 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xamud89694/
Xaamu891/
Xhamu891/
Nxamu891/
Xaamud80687/
Ngxamu8012/
Xasmud801/
Samu7533,305/
Zamu751,472/
Šamu75269/
Şamu753/
Samui6718,944/
Shamu678,469/
Samud678,431/
Samus673,536/
Samou673,319/
Samut673,037/
Chamu672,515/
Saumu671,786/
Samau671,718/
Sammu67529/
Samuy67364/
Samuj67316/
Saimu67235/
Samuś67235/
Siamu67232/
Samhu67214/
Samuh6796/
Saamu6784/
Zamau6741/
Zamou6734/
Sahmu6721/
Samgu6720/
Zaumu6717/
Zaamu6715/
Gcamu6714/
Sameu6711/
Samup679/
Seamu678/
Xeimu677/
Samuu676/
Zaimu676/
Samuz675/
Şaimu674/
Zzamu672/
Zamhu672/
Zaymu672/
Saymu672/
Sam'u671/
Kjamu671/
Zamuy671/
Ssamu671/
Zammu671/

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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 Xamu
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