Sambian Surname

344,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sambian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,0391:26,0063,108
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sambian (374) may also be a first name.

Sambian Last Name Facts

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

Sambian is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambian? popularity and diffusion

Sambian is the 344,343rd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,849,197 people. Sambian occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sambian are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 448,725th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 374 people.

The surname Sambian is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 26,006. Other than Ghana this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Cambodia, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Sambian
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