Sambany Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Sambany Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sambany Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambany Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambany (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambany? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sambany are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Sambany is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania Sambany is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 81 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 8 percent are found and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Madagascar, where 13 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambany Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambany in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻲ | smbany | 80 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻧﻰ | smbany | 10 |
| ﺻﻨﺒﺎﻧﻲ | snbany | 5 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻨﻲ | smbny | 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 Sambany
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