Zambeze Surname

95,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Zambeze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zambeze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Zimbabwe51:3,087,648114,684
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambeze? popularity and diffusion

Zambeze is the 95,848th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,468,079 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zambeze reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most numerous in Mozambique, where it is held by 4,944 people, or 1 in 5,514. Beside Mozambique this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 0 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zambezie931/
Zamberze930/
Zambezi864,351/
Zambeza861/
Sambeize805/
Zamboize801/
Zambezzi801/
Zambaezi801/
Zembezi71121/
Cambece71107/
Zambesi7140/
Sombeze7124/
Zambizi7122/
Zambazi716/
Samweze715/
Sambege711/
Cambese711/
Sembeze711/
Sambezi711/
Zombese711/
Zambesa711/
Zambiza711/
Chambize67183/
Shambeza67113/
Sombeize6794/
Sombeyze6758/
Dzambazi6735/
Siambeza6728/
Siambezi6712/
Chambezi676/
Ciambezi673/
Zambessi671/
Zambechi671/
Sanbeize671/
Sambease671/
Zambazai671/
Siamweze671/
Sambesse671/
Sombheze671/
Zambidzi671/
Zhambazi671/
Cambesse671/
Sambicee670/

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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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