Zambeze Surname
Approximately 4,964 people bear this surname
Zambeze Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 1:3,087,648 | 114,684 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zambeze (24) may also be a first name.
Zambeze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zambeze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zambeze is carried by more people in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zambeze? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 95,848th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,468,079 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zambeze live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Zambeze is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Zambeze is most widespread in Mozambique, where it is borne by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Barring Mozambique this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambezie | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zamberze | 93 | 0 | / |
| Zambezi | 86 | 4,351 | / |
| Zambeza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambeize | 80 | 5 | / |
| Zamboize | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zambezzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zambaezi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zembezi | 71 | 121 | / |
| Cambece | 71 | 107 | / |
| Zambesi | 71 | 40 | / |
| Sombeze | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zambizi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Zambazi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Samweze | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sambege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cambese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zombese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zambiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambize | 67 | 183 | / |
| Shambeza | 67 | 113 | / |
| Sombeize | 67 | 94 | / |
| Sombeyze | 67 | 58 | / |
| Dzambazi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Siambeza | 67 | 28 | / |
| Siambezi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chambezi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ciambezi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zambessi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambechi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbeize | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambease | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambazai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamweze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombheze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambidzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zhambazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambicee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Zambeze
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