Zambe Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Zambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4881:31,6364,886
Cameroon2311:89,90910,801
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Botswana941:23,2654,701
Ivory Coast901:256,34710,121
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
England191:2,932,529101,561
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

The alternate forms: Zambé (1) are calculated separately.

Zambe (433) may also be a first name.

Zambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zambe (Marathi: झांबे) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant: Zambé. For other possible spellings of Zambe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zambe is the 306,799th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Zambe live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zambe is also the 412,254th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 433 people.

Zambe is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 31,636. In Zimbabwe Zambe is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 44 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 13 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent reside and Brazil, where 8 percent reside.

Zambe Last Name Statistics demography

Zambe earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zambé931/
Zamber91701/
Zhambe91200/
Zambie91112/
Dzambe9140/
Zambey9128/
Ziambe9127/
Zambea9127/
Zambee9110/
Zammbe917/
Zaambe912/
Zambet912/
Zambeu911/
Zaimbe911/
Zgambe911/
Zambei911/
Dzamber8374/
Zhamber8323/
Zambeat8319/
Zhambei8312/
Szamber8311/
Zambeis837/
Zamberh836/
Ziaymbe831/
Zambeer831/
Sambe8023,633/
Zamba8014,063/
Cambe809,803/
Zambi807,002/
Zembe804,588/
Zombe803,690/
Jambe801,546/
Zambá804/
Zanbe803/
Zamby802/
Zamwe801/
Chambe7316,670/
Tsambe7310,068/
Dzombe731,807/
Samber731,672/
Sambea731,125/
Čamber73793/
Sambhe73755/
Dzamba73692/
Jambhe73601/
Cambie73594/
Djambe73528/
Siambe73462/
Zamuee73454/
Shambe73399/
Sambej73227/
Jamber73200/
Zhamba73188/
Cambey73181/
Cambei73169/
Jambet73164/
Sambet73156/
Ziamba73152/
Sambey73144/
Zomber73131/
Jambey73115/
Zamboj7391/
Ziambi7389/
Sambep7389/
Dzambi7387/
Sambeh7386/
Zoumbe7386/
Zombie7384/
Sambie7373/
Zombea7370/
Dzembe7366/
Zambai7362/
Zamboi7355/
Jambes7349/
Sambes7343/
Zsamba7339/
Saambe7339/
Saumbe7338/
Tjambe7327/
Zaimba7326/
Sambee7322/
Jambez7315/
Cambee7312/
Jambei7311/
Giambe7310/
Çamber7310/
Jambee739/
Zanbeh738/
Zeamba737/
Sambei737/
Zambaa737/
Zambgi737/
Zhombe736/
Zanbie736/
Zombey735/
Zamboy735/
Zambay734/
Zamboa734/
Zainbe734/
Jambej733/
Caumbe733/
Zhembe732/
Zambio732/
Zombez732/
Saimbe732/
Jaambe732/
Ziombe732/
Zombet732/
Zembie732/
Ssambe732/
Ziembe732/
Zianbe732/
Zzamba732/
Jjambe732/
Jeambe732/
Sjambe732/
Jammbe732/
Jambed731/
Zembeh731/
Sanmbe731/
Zanbee731/
Zamvea731/
Zambit731/
Tzombe731/
Zeambi731/
Zanbey731/
Zambui731/
Zombei731/
Zsembe731/
Sasmbe731/
Dsambe731/
Zembei731/
Saembe731/
Zambiy731/
Zeamue731/
Caimbe731/
Zanber730/
Chamber671,731/
Zoumbey67877/
Shamber67678/
Shambeh67627/
Sambeit67484/
Chambet67461/
Dziamba67342/
Chaumbe67206/
Sambher67172/
Tchambe67156/
Dzhombe67134/
Ziomber6794/
Tshambe6784/
Sambeat6778/
Chambes6755/
Jeambey6753/
Shambee6752/
Djambey6750/
Shambet6739/
Giamber6734/
Sambets6732/
Chambez6727/
Szomber6723/
Dzambić6721/
Sambeyt6720/
Chambey6720/
Sambeït6719/
D'Zombe6716/
Czomber6714/
Seamber6713/
Zambaya6713/
Chambea6710/
Zhembei6710/
Zoumbie679/
Zhambay678/
Shambey678/
Zomberh678/
Shambhe677/
Saimbee677/
Dzhembe675/
Ziamweh675/
Tsambee675/
Zambaia675/
Ciamber674/
Jambeih674/
Chambee674/
Shaambe674/
Shambes673/
Jahambe673/
Sambesh673/
Shambie673/
Sasembe673/
Sambest673/
Cheambe673/
Schambe672/
Zanbieh672/
Zoumbei672/
Djambei672/
Zanberh672/
Zhambai671/
Zhembey671/
Saimber671/
Saambhe671/
Sambett671/
Sambhee671/
Sambheu671/
Chambge671/
Chambhe671/
Jambeer671/
Jambesh671/
Jambhed671/
Jambher671/
Hsamber671/
Zhaumwe671/
Shambed671/
Zeambio671/
Zombeah671/
Zainebe671/
Giambee671/
Tsambeh671/
Sambeih671/
Zgamboi671/
Zahamwe671/
Saambey671/
Sambeuh671/
Giambey671/
Djambeh671/
Dzembea671/
Dzhamba671/
Dziamby671/
Chambeh671/
Zamempi671/
Sambeer671/
Shambei671/
Zambish671/
Zamveha671/
Dzoumbe671/
Seambea670/

Zambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zambe in the Marathi language
झांबेjhambe50
झंबेjhambe50

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