Sambasamba Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Sambasamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sambasamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambasamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambasamba is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sambasamba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambasamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Sambasamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambasamba are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Outside of Malawi Sambasamba is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shambashamba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sambacamba | 90 | 4 | / |
| Zambazamba | 80 | 41 | / |
| Sembasemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jambajamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shembashemba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chambachamba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zembazemba | 60 | 81 | / |
| Sombosombo | 60 | 27 | / |
| Zombazomba | 60 | 9 | / |
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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 Sambasamba
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