Sambeni Surname
Approximately 587 people bear this surname
Sambeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 538 | 1:19,211 | 2,572 |
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sambeni (107) may also be a first name.
Sambeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambeni is found most in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambeni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambeni is the 545,543rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambeni live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sambeni is also the 910,230th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 107 people.
The surname Sambeni is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 538 people, or 1 in 19,211. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 42 percent live, Collines Department, where 31 percent live and Atakora Department, where 16 percent live. Apart from Benin this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambeani | 93 | 37 | / |
| Shambeni | 93 | 32 | / |
| Sambeyni | 93 | 19 | / |
| Sambengi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sambheni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sahmbeni | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shaambeni | 88 | 180 | / |
| Sambienie | 88 | 14 | / |
| Sammbieni | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ssambieni | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sambienii | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sambini | 86 | 163 | / |
| Sombeni | 86 | 130 | / |
| Sanbeni | 86 | 73 | / |
| Sambene | 86 | 64 | / |
| Sambena | 86 | 9 | / |
| Sambeny | 86 | 8 | / |
| Samveni | 86 | 3 | / |
| Saimbene | 80 | 118 | / |
| Sambeiny | 80 | 53 | / |
| Chambeni | 80 | 35 | / |
| Sambeine | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sambingi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sambenge | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sambeina | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sambaini | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sombengi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sambiene | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sambieny | 80 | 2 | / |
| Siambini | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sambenje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Saumbene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambeyne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambioni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambigni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zambeini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shambhini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chambenoit | 71 | 420 | / |
| Sombini | 71 | 247 | / |
| Chambenois | 71 | 74 | / |
| Sambine | 71 | 40 | / |
| Sanbini | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samvini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sambiny | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chombeni | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chambini | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sambaina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sambaine | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chambene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambuina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samboina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chambenoist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samboine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambinge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambainy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sambeni
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