Sambango Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sambango Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambango Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia431:368,60319,020
Namibia121:200,7839,838
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Sambango Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambango is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sambango.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambango? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Sambango occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sambango reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sambango is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 368,603. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 93 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 5 percent live and North-Western Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 18 percent live and Angola, where 13 percent live.

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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 Sambango
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