Zambo Surname

37,659th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Zambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zambo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon7,3131:2,840334
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
DR Congo7391:99,97211,221
United States6601:549,18045,430
Philippines5271:192,10330,549
Botswana2701:8,1001,415
Zambia2241:70,7596,162
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Zimbabwe1931:79,99111,722
Slovakia1881:28,3854,892
South Africa1431:378,86533,977
Niger1311:146,5045,405
Tanzania911:581,77636,762
France811:820,03498,127
Austria711:119,93616,774
Canada641:575,71247,839
Hungary591:166,37814,685
Serbia511:140,0979,935
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Namibia491:49,1716,085
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
England261:2,143,00282,017
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Romania131:1,544,45253,658
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Senegal91:1,619,9274,107
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

The alternate forms: Zambó (128), Zámbo (49), Zambò (1), Žambo (1) & Zámbó (3,869) are calculated separately.

Zambo (1,207) may also be a first name.

Zambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zambo (Russian: Замбо) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant: Zambó, Zámbo, Zambò, Žambo or Zámbó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zambo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zambo is the 37,659th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 521,097 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Zambo live; 59 percent live in Central Africa and 55 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 227,976th most frequent first name internationally, held by 1,207 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 7,313 people, or 1 in 2,840. In Cameroon Zambo is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 67 percent reside, South Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Zambo is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Zambo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Zambo surname are 2.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Zambo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.52% less than the national average, earning R 91,452 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% more than the national average, earning $43,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zambó93128/
Zámbo9349/
Zambò931/
Žambo931/
Zgambo9123,645/
Zambou912,368/
Dzambo91974/
Zeambo91391/
Ziambo91118/
Zambos91116/
Zamboj9191/
Zamboi9155/
Zhambo9125/
Zaimbo9124/
Zambot918/
Zamboy915/
Zamboa914/
Szambo913/
Zsambo912/
Xzambo911/
Zjambo911/
Zámbó873,869/
Dzhambo8346/
Zambott8312/
Ziambou837/
Zambout834/
Zamboch834/
Zamboth833/
Dzambos832/
Dzambou832/
Dziambo831/
Z'Gambo831/
Zgamboi831/
Dzamboh831/
Sambo80278,673/
Jambo8025,621/
Zamba8014,063/
Zombo8010,092/
Cambo802,402/
Zembo801,396/
Xambo80148/
Zanbo8022/
Zambá804/
Çambo802/
Sambou7354,666/
Chambo7323,783/
Dzombo736,213/
Shambo732,638/
Zambas731,336/
Djambo731,199/
Cambou731,173/
Samboy731,074/
Jambou73989/
Dzamba73692/
Džambo73666/
Tsambo73552/
Giambo73540/
Samboo73488/
Sambod73480/
Zambad73463/
Jamboy73462/
Siambo73381/
Camboa73331/
Ziembo73214/
Sambuo73205/
Samboa73205/
Samboh73195/
Zeanbo73191/
Zhamba73188/
Zombou73181/
Zambaz73179/
Sambot73157/
Ziamba73152/
Samboi73147/
Caumbo73105/
Dzembo7386/
Jaimbo7381/
Seambo7349/
Zoumbo7344/
Zsamba7339/
Jamboo7338/
Ţamboi7337/
Jambot7335/
Jambos7328/
Zanbou7326/
Zaimba7326/
Zainbo7323/
Zombos7322/
Zianbo7321/
Camboy7320/
Zhanbo7319/
Sambop7318/
Camboi7316/
Sanmbo7315/
Zambah7314/
Zanbot7313/
Jambod7311/
Saambo7311/
Zemboy7310/
Saimbo7310/
Sambos7310/
Samboj739/
Zeamba737/
Sambho737/
Zambaa737/
Sammbo737/
Jamboj735/
Zombot735/
Caimbo735/
Camboj734/
Jamboi734/
Dzanbo733/
Ssambo733/
Saumbo733/
Jambho732/
Zomboi732/
Cahmbo732/
Zambat732/
Ziombo732/
Zoombo732/
Zzamba732/
Samnbo732/
Camboo732/
Czembo732/
Zambeu731/
Zanbod731/
Zaemba731/
Zgamba731/
Zanboy731/
Dsambo731/
Jambuo731/
Zambau731/
Jaambo731/
Zamvou731/
Zanhbo731/
Zanboh731/
Zanbos731/
Zamnwo731/
Zomboh731/
Zonmbo731/
Zámboi731/
Szanbo731/
Zanboa731/
Jsambo731/
Tzamba731/
Tjambo731/
Sgambo731/
Scambo731/
Ciambo731/
Zambojová7177/
Zambojova717/
Zamboyová713/
Zhambaova711/
Zamboyova711/
Djambou67808/
Jambois67560/
Tshambo67531/
Czombos67374/
Dziamba67342/
Tsambou67332/
Giamboi67331/
Zambaux67253/
Sambois67216/
Zoumbou67193/
Shambho67192/
Žamboch67140/
Chambou67128/
Shamboo67110/
Jamboos67106/
Zambach67104/
Samboys6791/
Sambhod6783/
Tchambo6771/
Sambout6760/
Giamboy6752/
Chamboi6746/
Chaambo6745/
Chambot6745/
Dzambas6744/
Zambeau6743/
Saimboa6742/
Sambhoo6740/
Chambos6735/
Siambou6730/
Jhamboy6725/
Tsambos6723/
Shamboy6720/
Sambott6719/
Zoumbos6714/
Shamboi6711/
Dzhombo6711/
Zhambau6710/
Sambhoj679/
Seambos679/
Shambos678/
Zaunbos678/
Zoumboi678/
Djambos678/
Sambhoi676/
Satembo675/
Shambou675/
Shaambo675/
Saambou675/
Sambouh674/
Jamboth674/
Chamboo674/
Jambooz674/
Saimbot674/
Zatemba674/
Czomboš674/
Zhambas673/
Dzsamba673/
Sambhou672/
Cambohy672/
Chamboy672/
Zainbou672/
Zoymbos672/
Zoumboh672/
Sambodh672/
Dzanbou672/
Saambod671/
Chambod671/
Chaimbo671/
Jambhod671/
Jambhoj671/
Dzhanbo671/
Zammpou671/
Zeanbou671/
Zammpoi671/
Zoumbot671/
Zoumboy671/
Zombuoh671/
Shambuo671/
Ssambou671/
Saimbou671/
Sahmbou671/
Samnnbo671/
Sambooz671/
Sasembo671/
Djamboh671/
Djamboi671/
Dzamvou671/
Dzhamba671/
Chamboz671/
Zanbout671/
Dzomboh671/
Shamnbo671/
Zosimbo671/
Zambatt671/
Schambo670/
Sshambo670/
Sheambo670/

Zambo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zambo in the Russian language
Замбоzambo-

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