Sambaou Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sambaou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambaou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1641:63,0227,752
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Sambaou (14) may also be a first name.

Sambaou Last Name Facts

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

Sambaou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻮ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sambaou.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambaou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sambaou is the 1,348,199th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The surname Sambaou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambaou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name internationally, held by 14 people.

Sambaou is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 63,022. In Benin Sambaou is most prevalent in: Donga Department, where 80 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 11 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 3 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambao92184/
Samboju86457/
Sambaoa86209/
Samboua8692/
Samboyu862/
Sambouu861/
Shambao861/
Sanbaou861/
Sambeao861/
Sambaua861/
Sambhao861/
Sambhoju8061/
Sambaiyo809/
Shamboju806/
Shamboua801/
Sambouah801/
Sambojhu801/
Zambao77423/
Samboa77205/
Sanbao776/
Samboâ774/
Sombao771/
Samuao771/
Sambàu771/
Schamboua7543/
Schambaua752/
Sambatuia751/
Saimboa7142/
Zamboua7118/
Chambao7111/
Samboat715/
Somboju713/
Samboay712/
Samwouo711/
Sombaua711/
Sanboju711/
Sambayya67108/
Sambaiya679/
Shamboah672/
Sambeiya671/
Sambayia671/
Sambeuya671/
Sambajja671/
Sambatea671/
Sombayiu671/
Sanbagio671/
Schamboa671/

Sambaou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambaou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﻮsmbw-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sambaou
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