Sambeng Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sambeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Sambeng (28) may also be a first name.

Sambeng Last Name Facts

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

Sambeng is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambeng? popularity and diffusion

Sambeng is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Sambeng live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 93 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 28 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 983,141. In Malaysia Sambeng is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 97 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Sambeng occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 42 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samben92610/
Sembeng86155/
Sombeng8661/
Jambeng8635/
Sambien8630/
Samboen8618/
Sambing8612/
Samueng8612/
Sambyng865/
Sambeen861/
Shamben861/
Sambn8319/
Sonmbeng8015/
Szambien8012/
Sambiong8010/
Siambing8010/
Sammueng806/
Djambeng803/
Saimbing802/
Saimbien801/
Shembeng801/
Sombieng801/
Sambin771,131/
Somben7755/
Sanben7736/
Sambne776/
Zamben773/
Sombng771/
Jambng771/
Cheambeng751/
Djeambeng751/
Shanben71182/
Sambina7168/
Jambing7158/
Samuing7156/
Shambin7145/
Sembing7144/
Sombing7132/
Cambing7124/
Sambion7110/
Sanbuen716/
Samwing714/
Combeng714/
Siombng713/
Sanbien713/
Sonbeng712/
Janbeng712/
Sambind711/
Sanweng711/
Sambuin711/
Sambint711/
Zombeng711/
Shambem711/
Shambhn711/
Sianben711/
Chamben711/
Sanbeen711/
Somweng711/
Somwaeng67462/
Shambina67192/
Shombing67111/
Siombing6731/
Chombeng6724/
Sanwieng678/
Zoombeng676/
Sanwaeng674/
Sommueng672/
Zambn672/
Sombn672/
Saunweng671/
Sainbien671/
Zoumbeng671/
Shanbing671/
Chaumben671/
Sanbn671/
Chambing671/

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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 Sambeng
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