Dan Sambo Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dan Sambo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dan Sambo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Niger121:1,599,33532,126

Dan Sambo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dan Sambo is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dan Sambo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Sambo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Dan Sambo is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria Dan Sambo is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 89 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside and Zamfara, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Dan Sambo occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 40 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dansambo9456/
Dan Zambo892/
Dan Samba892/
Diansambou845/
Dan Soumbo841/
Dansambe8214/
Diansambu78337/
Dan Soumba7458/
Dayan Sampaio731/
Dansomba716/
Danzambe711/
Dansumba711/
Dinsamba711/
Dan Soumaba701/
Dan Sou Mba701/
Dianzambi67128/
Diansimba6728/
Diansumba6721/
Dansoumba6718/
Deon Sampaio672/
Dehn Sampaio672/
Dina Sampaio671/
Dynn Sampaio671/
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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 Dan Sambo
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