Salambe Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Salambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India51:153,413,076951,030

Salambe (14) may also be a first name.

Salambe Last Name Facts

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

Salambe (Hindi: सलामबे, Marathi: साळंबे) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Salambe? popularity and diffusion

Salambe is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 42 percent of Salambe live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,668,373. In Burkina Faso Salambe is most common in: Centre-Est Region, where 82 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 9 percent live and Nord Region, where 9 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salambe in the Hindi language
सलामबेsalamabe-
Salambe in the Marathi language
साळंबेsalambe-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salambe
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