Sambao Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Sambao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 81 | 1:100,663 | 13,542 |
| Benin | 69 | 1:149,791 | 15,556 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sambao (18) may also be a first name.
Sambao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambao is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambao is the 1,252,959th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 44 percent of Sambao live; 44 percent live in Oceania Islands and 44 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 100,663. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Enga, where 93 percent reside, Morobe, where 6 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Sambao occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 38 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambaoa | 92 | 209 | / |
| Sambaou | 92 | 165 | / |
| Sambhao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sambeao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shambao | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sambaiyo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Zambao | 83 | 423 | / |
| Samboa | 83 | 205 | / |
| Sembao | 83 | 10 | / |
| Sanbao | 83 | 6 | / |
| Samboâ | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jambao | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sombao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samuao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samboua | 77 | 92 | / |
| Saimboa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Caimbao | 77 | 13 | / |
| Chambao | 77 | 11 | / |
| Samboat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Giambao | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sambuia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sambaua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanbaou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambayya | 71 | 108 | / |
| Sembajjo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Sambaiya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Cahambao | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sembaiyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sembaijo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shamboah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sambayia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambeiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambeuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambajja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamboua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambouah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanbagio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schamboa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssembajjo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Schamboua | 67 | 43 | / |
| Sambhayya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jamboa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saambayya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zamboa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janbao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somboa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schambaua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cambôa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanbao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zembao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambaiyah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sambao
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