Samb Surname

6,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Samb Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Samb clan. The clan's totem is the iguana, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become iguana when they die.

Samb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal81,6511:17938
Spain6891:67,8556,062
DR Congo5611:131,69314,109
Mali5161:32,8861,020
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
United States3011:1,204,18385,676
Mauritania2821:14,5211,376
France2611:254,49339,305
Guinea1191:99,444844
Brazil1061:2,019,56964,017
India831:9,241,752184,052
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Italy551:1,111,94072,628
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Ivory Coast201:1,153,56226,783
England191:2,932,529101,561
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Gambia91:213,717372
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Finland71:785,24338,644
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Samb (303) may also be a first name.

Samb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Samb clan. The clan's totem is the iguana, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become iguana when they die.

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Samb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samb (Bengali: সাম্ব, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ, Hindi: साम्ब, Marathi: सांब, Russian: Самб) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samb? popularity and diffusion

Samb is the 6,615th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 85,349 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Samb are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Samb is also the 505,965th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 303 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 81,651 people, or 1 in 179. In Senegal Samb is most numerous in: Dakar Region, where 27 percent live, Diourbel Region, where 20 percent live and Thiès Region, where 19 percent live. Besides Senegal this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Samb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 7,525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samb last name are 10.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.27% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samb earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.15% less than the national average, earning €4,759 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.76% less than the national average, earning R 159,780 per year; in United States they earn 11.07% less than the national average, earning $38,372 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.81% less than the national average, earning $26,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambs89171/
Sambh89144/
Shamb8930/
Saimb8916/
Siamb8915/
Sambt894/
Sanmb893/
Sajmb891/
Saumb891/
Sammb891/
Sambd891/
Sambz891/
Sambp891/
Sasemb8062/
Shambh804/
Shambd804/
Schamb802/
Shambs802/
Sambth801/
Sahamb801/
Samp751,983/
Semb751,220/
Somb75462/
Zamb75203/
Camb75115/
Sanb75104/
Jamb7595/
Samw7523/
Samf759/
Samv758/
Saãb752/
Schambs7333/
Sambowa739/
Sassemb730/
Sampe678,355/
Jhamb673,280/
Shamp671,517/
Chamb67807/
Shanb67661/
Scamp67569/
Sampt67244/
Szamp6758/
Djamb6738/
Samph6734/
Giamb6733/
Samps6729/
Jambh6728/
Shambova6727/
Samfe6715/
Sombs6715/
Sianb6713/
Zambs6712/
Jambs679/
Sanbp675/
Zammb674/
Siemb674/
Shomb673/
Zsambová673/
Tjamb672/
Jambp672/
Samww671/
Zambh671/
Jambd671/
Sammw671/
Samnp671/
Cambì671/
Zeamb671/
Seemb671/
Sainb671/
Sembh671/
Sombt671/
Sehmb671/
Saanb671/
Saump671/
Saumw671/
Sanbh671/
Sanbs671/
Jaamb671/
Jaimb671/
Zamnb671/
Schambch671/
Shemb671/
Sampf670/
Sammp670/
Seamp670/

Samb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samb in the Bengali language
সাম্বsamba-
Samb in the Marathi language
सांबsamba96.55
संबsamba2.68
Samb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺐsmb95.74
ﺻﺎﻣﺐsamb2.13
ﺻﻨﺐsnb1.06
ﺻﺎﻣﺒﺎsamba1.06
Samb in the Hindi language
साम्बsamba75
संबsamba25
Samb in the Russian language
Самбsamb-

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