Sambama Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Sambama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe871:177,45121,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sambama Last Name Facts

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

Sambama (Marathi: सांबमा) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname Sambama occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sambama reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Sambama is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 177,451. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 56 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 21 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe Sambama exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambama in the Marathi language
सांबमाsambama-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sambama
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