Sambaka Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sambaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5171:30,6573,146
Kenya641:721,56130,456
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Sambaka (19) may also be a first name.

Sambaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambaka (Oriya: ପଧାନ) occurs most in Zambia. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sambaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 484,164th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sambaka are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

It is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 30,657. In Zambia Sambaka is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 79 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 13 percent are found and Western Province, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Sambaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sambaka last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambaka in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana-

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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 Sambaka
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