Sambal Surname
Approximately 2,420 people bear this surname
Sambal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,297 | 1:137,736 | 3,865 |
| India | 788 | 1:973,433 | 41,453 |
| Philippines | 146 | 1:693,412 | 70,840 |
| Burkina Faso | 80 | 1:229,401 | 4,683 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Sambal (33,310) may also be a first name.
Sambal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambal (Bengali: সম্বল, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻝ, Hindi: सम्बल, Marathi: संबाळ, Oriya: ବାଲିକୀ, Russian: Самбал) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 176,792nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,011,383 people. The surname Sambal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sambal are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 25,683rd most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 33,310 people.
The last name Sambal is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 1,297 people, or 1 in 137,736. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 94 percent live, Sindh, where 5 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Besides Pakistan Sambal is found in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and The Philippines, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻝ | smbal | - |
| Sambal in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্বল | sambala | - |
| Sambal in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बल | sambala | 73.97 |
| संबल | sambala | 13.7 |
| सांबल | sambala | 8.22 |
| सेमबल | semabala | 1.37 |
| सँबल | sambala | 1.37 |
| सम्बाल | sambala | 1.37 |
| Sambal in the Marathi language | ||
| संबाळ | sambala | 60 |
| संबल | sambala | 20 |
| बल | bala | 20 |
| Sambal in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲିକୀ | baliki | 33.33 |
| ସଜ୍ାଲ | sajala | 33.33 |
| ମଳିକ | malika | 33.33 |
| Sambal in the Russian language | ||
| Самбал | sambal | - |
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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
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- 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 Sambal
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