Sambar Surname

131,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Sambar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,7421:279,74715,917
France1911:347,76352,251
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Pakistan1081:1,654,11017,254
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Austria221:387,06540,442
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominica11:75,891912
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Šambar (102) are calculated separately.

Sambar (3,050) may also be a first name.

Sambar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambar (Bengali: সম্বার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﺭ, Hindi: सम्बर, Marathi: सांबर, Oriya: ସର, Russian: Самбар, Tibetan: སམ་བཱར་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Šambar. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambar? popularity and diffusion

Sambar is the 131,686th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,123,411 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Sambar reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 80 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 130,747th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 3,050 people.

The surname Sambar is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 2,742 people, or 1 in 279,747. In India Sambar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 55 percent reside, Gujarat, where 21 percent reside and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, where 17 percent reside. Aside from India it exists in 31 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.

Sambar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sambar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sambar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sambar surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Sambar earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.28% more than the national average, earning $53,195 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $44,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šambar94102/
Sambare9216,716/
Sambhar92588/
Shambar9246/
Sjambar9226/
Sanmbar9219/
Sambard9213/
Sambaar923/
Sambaur923/
Saambar923/
Seambar923/
Sambart922/
Saimbar921/
Sambear921/
Saymbar921/
Shambare864,373/
Sambhare861,914/
Shambhar8644/
Saambare8624/
Sambaare868/
Sambahar864/
Saimbart861/
Sanmbare861/
Sheambar861/
Cambar835,809/
Sambor832,921/
Sanbar83654/
Jambar83638/
Zambar83219/
Sambór83125/
Samwar83105/
Sembar8367/
Sombar8321/
Samuar8311/
Samvar832/
Sambarova8071/
Shambhare806/
Sanmbhare801/
Zambare772,113/
Sambore77678/
Jambare77453/
Shambor77435/
Jambart77261/
Sambour77194/
Chambar77168/
Sombart77154/
Jambard77136/
Jhambar77132/
Djambar77102/
Szambor7792/
Cambhar7790/
Sanbare7784/
Sombare7741/
Sambeir7738/
Sembhar7737/
Shanbar7734/
Shamwar7733/
Sanbhar7720/
Sambhor7719/
Samboor7719/
Zambard7718/
Siambor7715/
Sanmpar7715/
Jeambar7714/
Scambor7714/
Shembar7710/
Zhambar777/
Sajmbor777/
Jambhar776/
Sembair772/
Jambair772/
Soumbar772/
Sombard772/
Sainbar771/
Sannbar771/
Samware771/
Jaambar771/
Zsambor771/
Saynbar771/
Sombhar771/
Zambaur771/
Seumbar771/
Sanmvar771/
Sanbart771/
Scanbar771/
Shambarova75105/
Sambhahare7523/
Chambhar717,172/
Chambard712,457/
Jambhare71152/
Chambart7181/
Shambour7164/
Chambare7160/
Zhambare7155/
Zambhare7120/
Sambhore7119/
Schambor7110/
Sanbhare717/
Chaimbar716/
Soumbare714/
Zaambare714/
Schembar714/
Shombare714/
Jeambart714/
Sanbaare712/
Saanbare712/
Samboure712/
Djambare712/
Chambahr711/
Chaumbar711/
Jambaure711/
Jaambare711/
Zambardt711/
Zanmbare711/
Sombhare711/
Shembhar711/
Shambore711/
Shanbhar711/
Sainbair711/
Samborre711/
Dziambar711/
Sshambor711/
Sembahar711/
Shasmwar711/
Zaasmbar711/
Shambord710/
Chambhare674,802/
Jambor674,526/
Sanwar672,704/
Sanvar67874/
Sembor67503/
Janbar67323/
Somwar67181/
Sanuar67157/
Canbar6782/
Cambor6776/
Zambor6772/
Zombar6764/
Somvar6759/
Sombor6743/
Zembar6739/
Zamvar6731/
Combar6729/
Zamwar6729/
Zanbar6728/
Zambarova6724/
Jeambaire6721/
Sonbar6720/
Jombar6716/
Žambor6711/
Shainbart6710/
Sanbor674/
Cámbar674/
Şambarova673/
Saanbaare672/
Jambór672/
Chambahre671/
Chanmbhar671/
Shombhare671/
Šambor671/
Chambaart671/
Chambaire671/
Sacemborz671/

Sambar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﺎﺭsmbar-
Sambar in the Tibetan language
སམ་བཱར་sambar-
Sambar in the Marathi language
सांबरsambara92.94
साबरsabara2.2
सांबारsambara1.8
शंकरsankara0.73
संबारsambara0.61
साबंरsabanra0.24
संबरsambara0.12
संाबरsamabara0.08
लांबटlambata0.08
नमर्दाnamarda0.08
संपतsampata0.08
अंबरambara0.04
सानुबारsanubara0.04
Sambar in the Hindi language
सम्बरsambara61.82
सांबरsambara18.18
साम्बरsambara5.45
संबरsambara5.45
सम्बारsambara1.82
सिम्बरsimbara1.82
सामबरsamabara1.82
मेम्बरmembara1.82
Sambar in the Oriya language
ସରsara55.17
ସାରsara38.62
ସାାରsaara1.38
ସବରsabara0.69
ସଂବାରsambara0.69
ସାଗରsagara0.69
ସଂବରsambara0.69
ସଵ୍ାରsavara0.69
ଶବରsabara0.69
କାାମାକାkaamaka0.69
Sambar in the Bengali language
সম্বারsambara30
সম্বরsambara30
সমবারsamabara20
সমবারপদsamabarapada10
সম্ভারsambhara10
Sambar in the Russian language
Самбарsambar-

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