Sambalu Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sambalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sambalu (152) may also be a first name.

Sambalu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambalu (Hindi: सम्बलू, Marathi: संबलू, Oriya: ଲୁ) occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambalu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sambalu is the 1,967,751st most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sambalu reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 88 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequent first name at a global level, held by 152 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 705,888. In Tanzania Sambalu is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 84 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 4 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambalu in the Oriya language
ଲୁlu80
ଳୁlu20
Sambalu in the Hindi language
सम्बलूsambalu50
संबलूsambalu50
Sambalu in the Marathi language
संबलूsambalu30
सांबलूsambalu30
सांबलुsambalu30
समयाsamaya10

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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 Sambalu
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