Sambela Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sambela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
India141:54,790,384527,769
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Sambela (52) may also be a first name.

Sambela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambela (Bengali: সমবেলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻨﺒﻼ, Marathi: संबाळा) is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambela? popularity and diffusion

Sambela is the 1,168,344th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sambela reside; 32 percent reside in Central Africa and 32 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 52 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Sambela is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 89 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent live and Western Cape, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 25 percent live.

Sambela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sambela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning R 263,160 per year and in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambelad9320/
Sambelay9315/
Shambela939/
Siambela935/
Sambetla934/
Shambelas881/
Sambala865,474/
Sambola864,365/
Jambela861,662/
Samuela861,175/
Sambila86864/
Sembela86429/
Sombela86185/
Sambeli86150/
Sambelo8656/
Zambela8631/
Sambele8629/
Cambela8617/
Sambyla868/
Samvela861/
Sambely861/
Samwela861/
Schambelau821/
Chambela806,496/
Sambolah801,895/
Sambilad801,657/
Sambilay801,105/
Shambala80484/
Sambolla80133/
Siamwela80125/
Sambolai8058/
Sambolia8057/
Shambele8047/
Djambela8035/
Siambila8033/
Shombela8023/
Samballa8021/
Sambalia8017/
Zambelas8015/
Sambolya8011/
Sambalay8010/
Samboila809/
Sambilai806/
Shambely806/
Sembelia804/
Siambele804/
Shamwela804/
Shambila804/
Sambhola803/
Sambolay803/
Sombelia803/
Ssembela803/
Sambaila802/
Samuelia802/
Samveela801/
Samweela801/
Sambalau801/
Shambeli801/
Shambelo801/
Siambelo801/
Samuelay801/
Sambalah801/
Shambola801/
Shamuela801/
Ssambala801/
Samuelea801/
Sambalai801/
Sambelio801/
Sambelis801/
Sambelou801/
Sambitla801/
Sambollah75416/
Siamweela75212/
Shambalai7591/
Samballah7511/
Shamveela7510/
Shambhala759/
Shamballa754/
Shamweela752/
Samueliah751/
Chambelah751/
Sombhetla751/
Shambaala751/
Shambolla751/
Shambalia751/
Siambelee751/
Sahambila751/
Shambolia751/
Samveelai751/
Sambili714,001/
Sambile712,484/
Samuila71994/
Sambilo71569/
Sombola71547/
Zambala71536/
Zambeli71493/
Zembela71385/
Sombila71294/
Jambila71217/
Çambeli71212/
Samwila71179/
Sombele71128/
Cambila71104/
Zombela7186/
Zambele7184/
Zambila7183/
Sambolo7182/
Zambelo7168/
Cambelo7161/
Samwelo7155/
Sembala7139/
Sanbola7135/
Sombala7127/
Combela7120/
Sanbala7118/
Samuelo7116/
Sambalo7115/
Zambola7114/
Samveli7112/
Sanbeli719/
Sombelo717/
Sonbela717/
Sembelo716/
Samvele715/
Shambhalla713/
Zamuela713/
Canbela712/
Sanuela712/
Somvela712/
Sanbele711/
Zambely711/
Samuelâ711/
Sembila711/
Jombela711/
Chombela671,484/
Chamwela67998/
Chambila67772/
Saambili67182/
Djambila6779/
Sembalia6751/
Siambili6751/
Chambeli6750/
Sombolay6738/
Zambolla6736/
Soimbala6727/
Chambele6713/
Sanbolah677/
Ssembala677/
Sombilad677/
Sambaile676/
Samboloh675/
Sombiola675/
Semballa675/
Shembola675/
Shamuila674/
Shombala674/
Zoumbela674/
Zembelya673/
Soembala673/
Samuelos673/
Sanbilad673/
Shambalo672/
Jambilya672/
Shambile672/
Shambolo672/
Siembala672/
Sombolha672/
Sambilie672/
Djambelo672/
Sombilia672/
Samuilas671/
Sanballa671/
Samballo671/
Chamuela671/
Samboley671/
Siamwila671/
Shambili671/
Siambilo671/
Siambile671/
Sombolah671/
Sombalah671/
Samueloj671/
Jambilay671/
Somboila671/
Shambilo671/
Shamuelo671/
Shombele671/
Saambile671/
Samuelio671/
Samvelli671/
Samwaila671/
Sanboila671/
Sambaili671/
Sambaley671/
Sambalio671/
Sambaloy671/
Sambiles671/
Sambiloy671/
Sambolou671/
Sanvella671/
Shombola671/
Sombhele671/
Samvello671/
Sembilah671/
Zambelio671/
Chambely671/
Chanbela670/

Sambela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻨﺒﻼsnbla-
Sambela in the Marathi language
संबाळाsambala-
Sambela in the Bengali language
সমবেলাsamabela66.67
সম্বেলাsambela33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sambela
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