Sambiru Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sambiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sambiru Last Name Facts

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

Sambiru (Oriya: ୀରୁ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambiru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Sambiru are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Sambiru is mostly found in: Enga, where 56 percent are found, Morobe, where 28 percent are found and West New Britain, where 6 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samberu86110/
Sembiru8613/
Jambiru861/
Tjambiru80778/
Shembiru8012/
Samberou801/
Samwirou801/
Zambirau801/
Sembeirou758/
Jamberu712/
Djambeirou711/
Samueru711/
Camberou67155/
Siamweru6713/
Chamwiru679/
Cambérou671/
Somberau671/
Djamberou633/
Sanwiruch631/
Zoumbirou631/
Chamberaud5972/
Djanbeirou591/
Zomberu572/
Comberu571/
Sounberou501/
Chanwirut501/

Sambiru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambiru in the Oriya language
ୀରୁiru-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Sambiru
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