Sambiar Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Sambiar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 178 | 1:568,754 | 63,329 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sambiar (31) may also be a first name.
Sambiar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambiar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambiar is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sambiar.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambiar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambiar is the 1,272,314th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sambiar reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 31 people.
The last name Sambiar is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 568,754. In The Philippines Sambiar is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 97 percent are found and Soccsksargen, where 3 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambihar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Cambiar | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sambear | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sambajor | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sambehar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambyarova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zembiar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cambior | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanvihare | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sanwijor | 53 | 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 Sambiar
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