Zyambe Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Zyambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zyambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Zyambe Last Name Facts

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

Zyambe occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zyambe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Zyambe is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zyambe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Zyambe is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,641,654. In Zambia it is most common in: Lusaka Province, where 67 percent reside and Muchinga Province, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Zyambe occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ziambe8327/
Zyambi831/
Zyanbe831/
Zyamba831/
Zyombe831/
Dzyamba774/
Shyambe771/
Ziaymbe771/
Jayiambe711/
Siambe67462/
Ziamba67152/
Syambi67146/
Ziambi6789/
Syamba6762/
Syombe6752/
Jiambe672/
Jeambe672/
Jjambe672/
Cyamba672/
Zyanba672/
Zianbe672/
Zeambi671/
Cyombe671/
Syamby671/
Zeamue671/

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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
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  • 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 Zyambe
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