Sambieni Surname

19,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sambieni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambieni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin26,0951:39632
Togo2,3101:3,138456
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sambiéni (20) are calculated separately.

Sambieni (4,577) may also be a first name.

Sambieni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambieni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻴﻨﻲ) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Sambiéni. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambieni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,326th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 256,207 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambieni live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 101,518th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,577 people.

Sambieni is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 26,095 people, or 1 in 396. In Benin Sambieni is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 72 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 21 percent are found and Collines Department, where 5 percent are found. Other than Benin Sambieni is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 8 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambiéni9620/
Sambienie9414/
Sambienni943/
Ssambieni942/
Sammbieni942/
Sambieini941/
Sambienii941/
Sanbieni88269/
Sambeini8865/
Sambiene882/
Sambieny882/
Zambieni881/

Sambieni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambieni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﻴﻨﻲsmbyny-

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