Sambani Surname
Approximately 7,682 people bear this surname
Sambani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 6,378 | 1:2,684 | 330 |
| Zimbabwe | 445 | 1:34,693 | 5,347 |
| India | 342 | 1:2,242,881 | 74,195 |
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Philippines | 137 | 1:738,965 | 73,424 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| Mauritania | 48 | 1:85,310 | 5,518 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Sambani (487) may also be a first name.
Sambani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambani (Bengali: সম্বানি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ, Marathi: संबानी, Oriya: ସାାନୀ) occurs most in Malawi. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 65,034th most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 948,652 people. Sambani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sambani reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sambani is also the 385,164th most common first name internationally, held by 487 people.
The surname Sambani is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 6,378 people, or 1 in 2,684. Without taking into account Malawi this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambani in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্বানি | sambani | - |
| Sambani in the Marathi language | ||
| संबानी | sambani | 77.78 |
| संबनी | sambani | 22.22 |
| Sambani in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାାନୀ | saani | 61.54 |
| ସାାନି | saani | 15.38 |
| ସାନୀ | sani | 7.69 |
| ସାନି | sani | 7.69 |
| ନି | ni | 7.69 |
| Sambani in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ | smbany | 50 |
| ﺻﻨﺒﺎﻧﻲ | snbany | 20 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻥ | smban | 15 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻰ | smbany | 10 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻦ | smbn | 5 |
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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 Sambani
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