Sambaa Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Sambaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 514 | 1:102,999 | 10,079 |
| Indonesia | 52 | 1:2,543,254 | 149,807 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sambaa (17) may also be a first name.
Sambaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambaa occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambaa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 532,873rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sambaa are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 17 people.
The last name Sambaa is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 514 people, or 1 in 102,999. In Tanzania Sambaa is most common in: Singida Region, where 77 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 21 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Mongolia, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Sambaa
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