Sambi Surname
Approximately 9,964 people bear this surname
Sambi Surname Definition:
Sambi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: royal Guard.
Sambi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 5,739 | 1:12,873 | 1,612 |
| Tanzania | 1,534 | 1:34,512 | 4,029 |
| Indonesia | 503 | 1:262,921 | 23,818 |
| Kenya | 270 | 1:171,037 | 13,055 |
| India | 239 | 1:3,209,479 | 93,987 |
| Papua New Guinea | 209 | 1:39,013 | 4,711 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Italy | 149 | 1:410,448 | 45,491 |
| Burkina Faso | 147 | 1:124,844 | 3,512 |
| Namibia | 140 | 1:17,210 | 3,052 |
| Congo | 124 | 1:40,235 | 3,792 |
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Zambia | 91 | 1:174,175 | 11,962 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Ivory Coast | 48 | 1:480,651 | 15,491 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Comoros | 9 | 1:83,280 | 279 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Sambi (6,053) may also be a first name.
Sambi Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sambi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: royal Guard.
Sambi Demographics
Sambi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sambi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sambi (Bengali: সামবি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻲ, Hindi: सम्बी, Marathi: सांबी, Oriya: ସାି, Russian: Самби) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,450th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 731,388 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Sambi reside; 60 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 85,191st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 6,053 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 5,739 people, or 1 in 12,873. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Sambi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (82%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Sambi surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sambi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.37% less than the national average, earning $33,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.06% more than the national average, earning $52,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻲ | smby | - |
| Sambi in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबी | sambi | 71.05 |
| संबी | sambi | 21.05 |
| जसबीर | jasabira | 5.26 |
| सामबी | samabi | 2.63 |
| Sambi in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बी | sambi | 66.67 |
| संबी | sambi | 16.67 |
| साम्बी | sambi | 16.67 |
| Sambi in the Bengali language | ||
| সামবি | samabi | 50 |
| সম্বীরাম | sambirama | 50 |
| Sambi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାି | sai | 50 |
| ଶାି | sai | 50 |
| Sambi in the Russian language | ||
| Самби | sambi | - |
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