Sambala Surname

87,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Sambala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,7531:14,1061,838
Congo4901:10,1821,393
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Zambia2611:60,7285,500
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Russia1281:1,125,96183,965
Namibia211:114,7339,093
India201:38,353,269431,471
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
France101:6,642,272293,169
Liberia61:734,75629,369
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Sambala (1,808) may also be a first name.

Sambala Last Name Facts

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

Sambala (Bengali: সম্বালা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻻ, Hindi: सम्बाला, Marathi: सांबला, Oriya: ହଁାସଦାଃ, Russian: Самбала, Tibetan: བསམ་བྷ་ལ།) is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sambala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,821st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,331,302 people. The surname Sambala is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sambala are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 179,627th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 1,808 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,753 people, or 1 in 14,106. In Tanzania Sambala is most prevalent in: Njombe Region, where 28 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 22 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 9 percent are found and Malawi, where 9 percent are found.

Sambala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sambala surname is principally Buddhist (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shambala93484/
Siambala93483/
Sambalad93258/
Samballa9321/
Sambalat9320/
Sambaula9320/
Sambalia9317/
Sambalay9310/
Sambaila932/
Sambalau931/
Sambatla931/
Sambalah931/
Ssambala931/
Sambalai931/
Sambalga931/
Shambalai8891/
Samballah8811/
Shambhala889/
Shamballa884/
Sambahtla881/
Sambhatla881/
Shambaala881/
Shambalia881/
Sambola864,365/
Cambala863,223/
Sambale862,231/
Sambali861,209/
Zambala86536/
Samuala86281/
Sambela86204/
Sambaly8696/
Jambala8663/
Sembala8639/
Sombala8627/
Sanbala8618/
Sambalo8615/
Samwala8610/
Sambalé865/
Samvala861/
Sambaulaya824/
Shambhalla823/
Sambaullah821/
Chambala802,919/
Sambolah801,895/
Sambalod80973/
Shambale80624/
Samuhala80377/
Siambale80279/
Siamwala80272/
Camballa80219/
Samboula80190/
Sambhale80170/
Sambolla80133/
Siambali8066/
Sambolai8058/
Sombatla8057/
Djambala8053/
Sembalia8051/
Sambaulo8049/
Siambalo8031/
Sambally8030/
Soimbala8027/
Seambali8027/
Sambales8023/
Sambalis8018/
Shambali8017/
Sambaliy8016/
Sambelay8015/
Samballi8010/
Shambela809/
Sambaule809/
Samboila809/
Zambalas808/
Sambalos807/
Ssembala807/
Samballe807/
Sambaile806/
Sambhali805/
Semballa805/
Sanbalat804/
Shombala804/
Sambhola803/
Soembala803/
Shamwala803/
Sambolay803/
Shambalo802/
Siembala802/
Saimbali801/
Sanballa801/
Sambaali801/
Samballo801/
Sombalah801/
Cambalia801/
Jambalia801/
Shambola801/
Samwaila801/
Sambaili801/
Sambaley801/
Sambalez801/
Sambalio801/
Sambaliz801/
Sambalot801/
Sambaloy801/
Sambolas801/
Sjambali801/
Shambaly801/
Jambalay801/
Sambollah75416/
Sombatlai75362/
Chambaila75148/
Siambaale75141/
Sombhatla7553/
Siamwalla7551/
Chamballa7538/
Sanballah7517/
Shambhale758/
Sanballat755/
Sombatlat754/
Saamballi753/
Jambhalai752/
Siamwaala752/
Chambalah751/
Chambalia751/
Shambaley751/
Shambhali751/
Shambolla751/
Shamwalay751/
Shamuhala751/
Siamboola751/
Shaimbalo751/
Somballah751/
Sombatlay751/
Sombatlha751/
Combala713,600/
Cembala71633/
Zambale71628/
Sombola71547/
Zembala71485/
Sembela71429/
Cambalo71208/
Sombela71185/
Zambali71161/
Jambalo71134/
Sachimbali71105/
Samboli7192/
Sanvala7189/
Sambolo7182/
Sanwala7176/
Sombalo7173/
Sambole7168/
Samboly7163/
Sambelo7156/
Sombali7135/
Sanbola7135/
Zambela7131/
Cambola7120/
Zambola7114/
Zamwala7110/
Sanbale717/
Sanbali717/
Jambola716/
Sonbala716/
Janbala715/
Sanuala714/
Rzabala714/
Shamboulai714/
Zambaly714/
Sombale713/
Xanbala712/
Chamballah712/
Zambalo712/
Zanbala712/
Sombathlai712/
Saimuallah711/
Samuola711/
Jombala711/
Sombhattla711/
Zambała711/
Zombala711/
Schambelau711/
Canbala711/
Chambali672,010/
Soinbala671,536/
Chambalo671,336/
Jambalos67972/
Chambale67674/
Chombala67207/
Chamwala67183/
Combalia67144/
Sambolot6797/
Siambole6787/
Sambolia6757/
Samboleh6747/
Shambole6744/
Chambola6740/
Sombolay6738/
Siambolo6737/
Zambolla6736/
Zembalia6731/
Sambolgo6724/
Shombela6723/
Siombalo6722/
Zhanbala6715/
Shamboli6713/
Sianbola6713/
Sambolya6711/
Sombolas6710/
Camballo678/
Sambhole677/
Zambhale677/
Sanbolah677/
Saanuola677/
Samboloh675/
Soumbale675/
Sombalod675/
Shembola675/
Sombotla674/
Shombale674/
Zamballi673/
Ssembela673/
Sombhalo673/
Jambolla672/
Samboule672/
Canballa672/
Shambolo672/
Ziembala672/
Sambolle672/
Comballa672/
Djombala672/
Sanualla671/
Sanvalla671/
Sanballe671/
Sanbhale671/
Sanboola671/
Sambolee671/
Jambhalo671/
Somballi671/
Shanvala671/
Shanbale671/
Samboley671/
Samuhalo671/
Shambelo671/
Chatembaula671/
Sombolah671/
Zamboula671/
Zambaale671/
Zambalos671/
Somboila671/
Sanbalod671/
Sanboila671/
Sambelio671/
Sambolou671/
Sambooli671/
Sambouli671/
Sanvalad671/
Sanvalay671/
Djambalo671/
Djanbala671/
Shombola671/
Sambouly671/
Shanbalo671/
Zamballe671/
Zamballo671/
Ceambale670/

Sambala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻻsmbala-
Sambala in the Tibetan language
བསམ་བྷ་ལ།sambhala-
Sambala in the Bengali language
সম্বালাsambala-
Sambala in the Hindi language
सम्बालाsambala80.65
समबालाsamabala8.06
सम्बलाsambala6.45
सांबलाsambala4.84
Sambala in the Oriya language
ହଁାସଦାଃhamasadah66.67
ସଳାsala33.33
Sambala in the Marathi language
सांबलाsambala58.33
संबालाsambala8.33
शामबालाsamabala8.33
सामबालाsamabala8.33
शांबालाsambala8.33
सभालाsabhala8.33
Sambala in the Russian language
Самбалаsambala-

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