Sambam Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Sambam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sambam (50) may also be a first name.
Sambam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambam (Marathi: सांबम, Russian: Самбам) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sambam.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,894,523rd most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sambam are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 72 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 50 people.
The surname Sambam is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 296,701. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, South Region, where 14 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Sambam occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambam in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबम | sambama | - |
| Sambam in the Russian language | ||
| Самбам | sambam | - |
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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 Sambam
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