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.

Zambia Surname Distribution Map

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
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Zambia (390) may also be a first name.

Zambia Last Name Facts

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

Zambia (Arabic: زمبيا, Hindi: जम्बिया) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 604,614th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,205,743 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Zambia are found; 46 percent are found in Southern Africa and 46 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zambia is also the 438,463rd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 390 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Zambia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Zambia has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Zambia last name grew 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

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/

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zambia
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