Zhamba Surname
Approximately 188 people bear this surname
Zhamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 163 | 1:94,713 | 13,461 |
| Ukraine | 18 | 1:2,529,039 | 160,188 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
Zhamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zhamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zhamba (Russian: Жамба) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zhamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zhamba is the 1,235,409th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The surname Zhamba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Zhamba reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Zhamba is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 94,713. In Zimbabwe Zhamba is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 67 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 16 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 10 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zhamba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zhamba in the Russian language | ||
| Жамба | zamba | - |
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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 Zhamba
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