Sambiri Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sambiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,3591:12,5971,971
Iran761:1,010,29646,499
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Benin291:356,40027,355
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Sambiri (37) may also be a first name.

Sambiri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambiri (Hindi: समबीरी, Oriya: ସିରି) is found most in Malawi. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambiri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sambiri is the 253,048th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,662,537 people. The last name Sambiri is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sambiri are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,359 people, or 1 in 12,597. Besides Malawi it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 5 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Sambiri Last Name Statistics demography

Sambiri earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 93.34% less than the national average, earning R 15,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambiri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambiri in the Hindi language
समबीरीsamabiri-
Sambiri in the Oriya language
ସିରିsiri62.5
ୀରୀiri25
ୀରିiri12.5

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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 Sambiri
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