Sambia Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sambia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Tanzania551:962,57544,906
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Cameroon221:944,04961,779
Congo131:383,7779,863
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India51:153,413,076951,030
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sambia (230) may also be a first name.

Sambia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻲ, Oriya: ସାିଆ) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sambia.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 247,201st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,529,239 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sambia are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 82 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 591,855th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 230 people.

The last name Sambia is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Sambia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sambia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sambia surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambiah9266/
Sambiha927/
Siambia921/
Shambia921/
Sambaiya869/
Sambeiya861/
Sambayia861/
Shambiah861/
Shambhia861/
Sambhiah861/
Jambia832,064/
Sambea831,125/
Zambia83513/
Sombia83365/
Sambya83176/
Sambio8355/
Sembia8318/
Samuia8314/
Sanbia839/
Samvia834/
Sambaiyah801/
Chambia77386/
Djambia77218/
Jambiha77146/
Sambeha7726/
Sambijo7723/
Sambyah7717/
Soumbia7716/
Sambeau7714/
Zambias776/
Shambya774/
Cambiha774/
Ssambya774/
Sembiah773/
Siembia772/
Seumbia772/
Jambiae771/
Jhambia771/
Jambija771/
Zambiha771/
Sombiat771/
Shanbia771/
Sambyay771/
Sambeao771/
Sambioh771/
Giambia771/
Jahmbia771/
Sambhya771/
Sanbiha771/
Seambea770/
Sambahaiah751/
Sambayya71108/
Sambaiyo719/
Chambhia715/
Zambeiya714/
Chambiat712/
Chambiha711/
Shanbiay711/
Saimbeoi711/
Chaambia711/
Shoumbia711/
Ssembija711/
Sambajja711/
Sambeuya711/
Sambeahy711/
Sembio6783/
Sambeo6738/
Sombea6728/
Zambea6727/
Sambhayya678/
Saambayya677/
Zombia677/
Zambya675/
Zembia675/
Sambyo675/
Sombya674/
Sanbio674/
Sombio674/
Zambio672/
Janbia671/
Sembya671/
Jambya671/
Samvya671/
Jombia671/
Zanbia671/

Sambia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﻲsmby72.73
ﺻﻤﺒﻴﻪsmbyh18.18
ﺻﻤﺒﻴﺎsmbya9.09
Sambia in the Oriya language
ସାିଆsai'a66.67
ସିଆsi'a33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sambia
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