Sambala Surname
Approximately 5,474 people bear this surname
Sambala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 3,753 | 1:14,106 | 1,838 |
| Congo | 490 | 1:10,182 | 1,393 |
| Malawi | 471 | 1:36,346 | 5,352 |
| Zambia | 261 | 1:60,728 | 5,500 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| Russia | 128 | 1:1,125,961 | 83,965 |
| Namibia | 21 | 1:114,733 | 9,093 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Sambala (1,808) may also be a first name.
Sambala Demographics
Sambala Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Sambala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻻ | smbala | - |
| Sambala in the Tibetan language | ||
| བསམ་བྷ་ལ། | sambhala | - |
| Sambala in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্বালা | sambala | - |
| Sambala in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बाला | sambala | 80.65 |
| समबाला | samabala | 8.06 |
| सम्बला | sambala | 6.45 |
| सांबला | sambala | 4.84 |
| Sambala in the Oriya language | ||
| ହଁାସଦାଃ | hamasadah | 66.67 |
| ସଳା | sala | 33.33 |
| Sambala in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबला | sambala | 58.33 |
| संबाला | sambala | 8.33 |
| शामबाला | samabala | 8.33 |
| सामबाला | samabala | 8.33 |
| शांबाला | sambala | 8.33 |
| सभाला | sabhala | 8.33 |
| Sambala in the Russian language | ||
| Самбала | sambala | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sambala
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