Sambao Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sambao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea811:100,66313,542
Benin691:149,79115,556
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambaoa92209/
Sambaou92165/
Sambhao921/
Sambeao921/
Shambao921/
Sambaiyo869/
Zambao83423/
Samboa83205/
Sembao8310/
Sanbao836/
Samboâ834/
Jambao834/
Sombao831/
Samuao831/
Samboua7792/
Saimboa7742/
Caimbao7713/
Chambao7711/
Samboat775/
Giambao773/
Sambuia772/
Sambaua771/
Sanbaou771/
Sambayya71108/
Sembajjo7137/
Sambaiya719/
Cahambao715/
Sembaiyo713/
Sembaijo712/
Shamboah712/
Sambayia711/
Sambeiya711/
Sambeuya711/
Sambajja711/
Shamboua711/
Sambouah711/
Sanbagio711/
Schamboa711/
Ssembajjo67132/
Schamboua6743/
Sambhayya678/
Jamboa678/
Saambayya677/
Zamboa674/
Janbao673/
Somboa672/
Schambaua672/
Cambôa671/
Zanbao671/
Zembao671/
Sambaiyah671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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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