Samban Surname
Approximately 962 people bear this surname
Samban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 273 | 1:29,867 | 3,418 |
| Indonesia | 187 | 1:707,215 | 54,809 |
| Philippines | 182 | 1:556,254 | 62,503 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Argentina | 68 | 1:628,580 | 44,177 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 1:1,191,319 | 5,802 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Samban (836) may also be a first name.
Samban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samban (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻨﺒﺎﻥ, Hindi: सम्बन, Marathi: सांबन, Oriya: ଶବର, Russian: Самбан) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samban? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 372,836th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. The surname Samban is primarily found in Asia, where 59 percent of Samban are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 31 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Samban is also the 282,418th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 836 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 29,867. In Papua New Guinea Samban is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 56 percent live, West Sepik, where 16 percent live and Madang, where 10 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Samban is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samban in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻨﺒﺎﻥ | snban | - |
| Samban in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बन | sambana | - |
| Samban in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶବର | sabara | - |
| Samban in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबन | sambana | 36.36 |
| सांबान | sambana | 18.18 |
| बान | bana | 18.18 |
| बन | bana | 18.18 |
| शबनम | sabanama | 9.09 |
| Samban in the Russian language | ||
| Самбан | samban | - |
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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 Samban
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