Sambena Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sambena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Sambena (35) may also be a first name.
Sambena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻦ) occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sambena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambena? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sambena is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambena are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sambena is also the 1,744,716th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 35 people.
It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent live and Mono Department, where 50 percent live. Apart from Benin this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻦ | smbn | - |
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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 Sambena
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