Sambir Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Sambir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sambir (251) may also be a first name.
Sambir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambir (Hindi: सम्बीर, Marathi: सांबीर, Oriya: ୀର, Russian: Самбир) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Sambir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sambir live; 26 percent live in Eastern Europe and 24 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Sambir is also the 562,655th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 251 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia Sambir is primarily found in: Rostov Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 30 percent are found and Moscow, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Russia it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambir in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बीर | sambira | 66.67 |
| समबीर | samabira | 11.11 |
| सोम्बीर | sombira | 11.11 |
| सम्बिर | sambira | 11.11 |
| Sambir in the Marathi language | ||
| सांबीर | sambira | 56.25 |
| संबीर | sambira | 25 |
| सांिबर | samibara | 12.5 |
| अमीर | amira | 6.25 |
| Sambir in the Oriya language | ||
| ୀର | ira | 50 |
| ସିର୍ | sir | 50 |
| Sambir in the Russian language | ||
| Самбир | sambir | - |
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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
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- 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 Sambir
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