Sambe Surname
Approximately 23,633 people bear this surname
Sambe Surname Definition:
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Samb clan. The clan's totem is the iguana, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become iguana when they die.
Read More About This SurnameSambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 12,941 | 1:1,127 | 129 |
| Mauritania | 4,241 | 1:966 | 129 |
| DR Congo | 2,764 | 1:26,729 | 3,352 |
| Tanzania | 1,001 | 1:52,889 | 5,830 |
| Nigeria | 737 | 1:240,357 | 13,958 |
| Indonesia | 533 | 1:248,122 | 22,684 |
| India | 445 | 1:1,723,742 | 62,071 |
| Cameroon | 211 | 1:98,432 | 11,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 206 | 1:39,581 | 4,792 |
| France | 106 | 1:626,629 | 82,018 |
| Spain | 85 | 1:550,024 | 26,624 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| Ivory Coast | 49 | 1:470,841 | 15,263 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Sambé (3) are calculated separately.
Sambe (2,149) may also be a first name.
Sambe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Samb clan. The clan's totem is the iguana, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become iguana when they die.
User-submitted Reference
Japanese origin
In Japanese characters 三瓶
三 is three (3)
瓶 is bottle
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Sambe Political Affiliation
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Sambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambe (Georgian: სამბე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ, Hindi: सम्बे, Marathi: सांबे, Oriya: ସେ) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Sambé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambe? popularity and diffusion
Sambe is the 22,944th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 308,363 people. The last name Sambe is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sambe reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 161,851st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 2,149 people.
The last name Sambe is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is borne by 12,941 people, or 1 in 1,127. In Senegal Sambe is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 67 percent live, Thiès Region, where 17 percent live and Diourbel Region, where 5 percent live. Apart from Senegal this last name exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
Sambe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sambe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sambe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Sambe last name is principally Jewish (100%) in Ireland and Christian (68%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sambe last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.
The amount Sambe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.55% less than the national average, earning R 22,452 per year and in United States they earn 29.17% less than the national average, earning $30,564 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambe in the Georgian language | ||
| სამბე | sambe | - |
| Sambe in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बे | sambe | - |
| Sambe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺐ | smb | 95.45 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻪ | smbh | 2.19 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﺎ | smba | 0.49 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﺐ | smbb | 0.16 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻲ | smby | 0.08 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﺐ | samb | 0.08 |
| Sambe in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबे | sambe | 87.04 |
| संबे | sambe | 11.73 |
| संभे | sambhe | 1.23 |
| Sambe in the Oriya language | ||
| ସେ | se | 63.33 |
| ସାେ | sae | 36.67 |
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