Sambira Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sambira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Indonesia2641:500,94440,974
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Sambira (85) may also be a first name.

Sambira Last Name Facts

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

Sambira (Hindi: संबीरा, Marathi: सांबीरा, Oriya: ସାିରା) is found most in Malawi. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 528,890th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. The surname Sambira is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Sambira are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 85 people.

The last name Sambira is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Beside Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambira in the Hindi language
संबीराsambira66.67
सम्बीराsambira33.33
Sambira in the Marathi language
सांबीराsambira66.67
संबीराsambira33.33
Sambira in the Oriya language
ସାିରାsaira40
ସିରାsira30
ଶାିରାsaira10
ୀରାira10
ସିରsira10

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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 Sambira
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