Sambega Surname
Approximately 184 people bear this surname
Sambega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 183 | 1:289,298 | 22,476 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sambega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambega is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambega? popularity and diffusion
Sambega is the 1,252,959th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Sambega occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambega reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 289,298. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 90 percent are found, Mara Region, where 2 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Sambega is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambaga | 86 | 313 | / |
| Sambiga | 86 | 145 | / |
| Sembega | 86 | 111 | / |
| Samboga | 86 | 32 | / |
| Zambega | 86 | 17 | / |
| Sambego | 86 | 8 | / |
| Samwega | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sambege | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jambega | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chambega | 80 | 834 | / |
| Sambogay | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sambigha | 80 | 9 | / |
| Shembega | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sambegou | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sembeaga | 80 | 4 | / |
| Shambiga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sonmbega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambhaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambogah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zambeega | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shambeygi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chambegga | 75 | 2 | / |
| Siembiega | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sombegaud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chambegha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semboga | 71 | 573 | / |
| Sambogo | 71 | 232 | / |
| Zambaga | 71 | 122 | / |
| Sombaga | 71 | 90 | / |
| Sembaga | 71 | 88 | / |
| Sambago | 71 | 85 | / |
| Jambiga | 71 | 81 | / |
| Sanwega | 71 | 33 | / |
| Sambigi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sanboga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zambiga | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schambeger | 71 | 2 | / |
| Samwiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanbiga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamwega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zembega | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamboga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cambiga | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ssemboga | 67 | 183 | / |
| Sambogoy | 67 | 119 | / |
| Siembiga | 67 | 77 | / |
| Sembogga | 67 | 52 | / |
| Shambogo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jambhiga | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssembaga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambigou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shanboga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zambagai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soumwega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shembaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sembagai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sambega
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