Zambwe Surname
Approximately 1,266 people bear this surname
Zambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 577 | 1:27,470 | 2,877 |
| Namibia | 496 | 1:4,858 | 907 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 65 | 1:814,486 | 42,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Zambwe (158) may also be a first name.
Zambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zambwe is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zambwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Zambwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zambwe is the 300,337th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,756,355 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zambwe reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 158 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 577 people, or 1 in 27,470. In Zambia Zambwe is mostly concentrated in: Western Province, where 29 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent live and Central Province, where 15 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 39 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambwe | 83 | 7,478 | / |
| Zambwa | 83 | 184 | / |
| Zombwe | 83 | 141 | / |
| Zambwi | 83 | 35 | / |
| Zembwe | 83 | 16 | / |
| Jambwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Cambwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chambwe | 77 | 1,983 | / |
| Zamboue | 77 | 118 | / |
| Dzambwa | 77 | 55 | / |
| Zhombwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dzembwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsambwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djambwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaambwe | 71 | 164 | / |
| Tshambwe | 71 | 62 | / |
| Zambouet | 71 | 22 | / |
| Dzammbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchambwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jombwe | 67 | 264 | / |
| Sombwe | 67 | 251 | / |
| Sampwe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Sambue | 67 | 116 | / |
| Sembwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jambwi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Cambwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanbwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zambui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaambwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Zambwe
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