Sambek Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sambek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1071:1,669,56917,354
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Sambek (11) may also be a first name.

Sambek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambek (Russian: Самбек) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sambek.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambek? popularity and diffusion

Sambek is the 1,589,322nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Sambek is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sambek reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 1,669,569. In Pakistan Sambek is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside. Not including Pakistan it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambek in the Russian language
Самбекsambek-

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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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  • 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 Sambek
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