Sambaou Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Sambaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 164 | 1:63,022 | 7,752 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
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
The surname Sambaou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻮ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sambaou.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sambaou is the 1,348,199th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambaou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
Sambaou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 63,022. In Benin Sambaou is primarily concentrated in: Donga Department, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 11 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Benin this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambao | 92 | 184 | / |
| Samboju | 86 | 457 | / |
| Sambaoa | 86 | 209 | / |
| Samboua | 86 | 92 | / |
| Samboyu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sambouu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shambao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanbaou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambeao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambaua | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambhao | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambhoju | 80 | 61 | / |
| Sambaiyo | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shamboju | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shamboua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambouah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambojhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zambao | 77 | 423 | / |
| Samboa | 77 | 205 | / |
| Sanbao | 77 | 6 | / |
| Samboâ | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sombao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samuao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambàu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schamboua | 75 | 43 | / |
| Schambaua | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sambatuia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saimboa | 71 | 42 | / |
| Zamboua | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chambao | 71 | 11 | / |
| Samboat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Somboju | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samboay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samwouo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombaua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanboju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambayya | 67 | 108 | / |
| Sambaiya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shamboah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambeiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambayia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambeuya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambajja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambatea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombayiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbagio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schamboa | 67 | 1 | / |
Sambaou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambaou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻮ | smbw | - |
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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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