Sambaye Surname
Approximately 440 people bear this surname
Sambaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Kenya | 51 | 1:905,488 | 33,171 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Sambaye (176) may also be a first name.
Sambaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻱ) has its highest incidence in Chad. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 677,464th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,562,604 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambaye live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Chadic Africa. Sambaye is also the 687,834th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 176 people.
The last name Sambaye is most common in Chad, where it is held by 385 people, or 1 in 35,304. Besides Chad it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 12 percent are found and Niger, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎﻱ | smbay | - |
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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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- 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 Sambaye
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