Zambia Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Zambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Zambia Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
England131:4,286,005132,302
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Zambia (390) may also be a first name.

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Zambia Demographics

Average Zambia Salary in
United States

$27,500 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,025,696 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.67341E-7
Rank: 1,109,034 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
63.73%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Zambia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zambia (Arabic: زمبيا, Hindi: जम्बिया) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambia? popularity and diffusion

Zambia is the 604,614th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Zambia live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Zambia is also the 438,463rd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 390 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Zambia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Zambia has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Zambia surname rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Zambia Last Name Statistics demography

Zambia earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zambias926/
Zambiah925/
Zambiha921/
Zambeiya864/
Jambia832,064/
Sambia831,609/
Cambia83658/
Zambea8327/
Zombia837/
Zambya835/
Zembia835/
Zambio832/
Zanbia831/
Chambia77386/
Djambia77218/
Jambiha77146/
Sambiah7766/
Zembiah7722/
Tsambia7713/
Zoumbia7710/
Sambiha777/
Cambiha774/
Jambiae771/
Jambija771/
Zeambio771/
Giambia771/
Zeumbia771/
Siambia771/
Shambia771/
Ciambia771/
Jahmbia771/
Jhambia771/
Tchambia7191/
Sambaiya719/
Chambhia715/
Chambiat712/
Sambeiya711/
Sambayia711/
Chambiha711/
Shambiah711/
Chaambia711/
Shambhia711/
Sambhiah711/
Cambio671,530/
Sambea671,125/
Combia67773/
Sombia67365/
Sambya67176/
Zombea6770/
Sambio6755/
Zonbia6720/
Sembia6718/
Samuia6714/
Jamvia6713/
Jamuia6711/
Sanbia679/
Canbia674/
Samvia674/
Zembio671/
Camuia671/
Jombia671/
Sambaiyah671/
Jambya671/
Zamuio671/
Janbia671/
Zamvea671/
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Zambia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zambia in the Hindi language
जम्बियाjambiya-
Zambia in the Arabic language
زمبياzmbya-

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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 Zambia
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