Sambama Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Sambama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 87 | 1:177,451 | 21,452 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambamma | 93 | 66 | / |
| Shambama | 93 | 6 | / |
| Sambamas | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shambamma | 88 | 26 | / |
| Sambhamma | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sambamath | 88 | 3 | / |
| Shambauma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saambamma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sambamo | 86 | 327 | / |
| Samboma | 86 | 257 | / |
| Sambami | 86 | 19 | / |
| Sambame | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jambama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zambama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanbama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sembama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shambhamma | 82 | 13 | / |
| Saambhamma | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shambaamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamwama | 80 | 408 | / |
| Shamboma | 80 | 69 | / |
| Soumbama | 80 | 28 | / |
| Sambamgi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Sombatma | 80 | 12 | / |
| Jambaima | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jambamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sambomah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siamboma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samnbami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambamis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambemma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sombatmai | 75 | 826 | / |
| Sombatmat | 75 | 41 | / |
| Sambhamgi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sombatmas | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sammbomah | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shambuoma | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sombamaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shambamgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chambamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zembama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sambomo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sombami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samuahamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambemo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamboma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samvoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambhamuit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombatmi | 67 | 327 | / |
| Chamwama | 67 | 139 | / |
| Chamboma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sanbamgi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zambouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saymouhamad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giamboma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somvamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanuamma | 67 | 1 | / |
Sambama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambama in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबमा | sambama | - |
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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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- 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 Sambama
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