Sambele Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Sambele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sambele (542) may also be a first name.
Sambele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambele occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambele? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Sambele is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sambele reside; 41 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 361,930th most numerous first name globally, held by 542 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 38 percent live, Far North Region, where 38 percent live and Centre Region, where 25 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.
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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 Sambele
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