Sambiya Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Sambiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 187 | 1:21,898 | 1,946 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Sambiya (230) may also be a first name.
Sambiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambiya (Bengali: সাম্বীয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻲ, Hindi: सम्बिया, Marathi: संिबया, Oriya: ସାିୟା) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambiya is the 924,083rd most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname Sambiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sambiya are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 591,855th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 230 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 21,898. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 51 percent live, Brakna Region, where 20 percent live and Guidimagha Region, where 16 percent live. Outside of Mauritania it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambiya in the Bengali language | ||
| সাম্বীয়া | sambiya | - |
| Sambiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାିୟା | saiya | - |
| Sambiya in the Marathi language | ||
| संिबया | samibaya | 66.67 |
| संबीया | sambiya | 33.33 |
| Sambiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻲ | smby | 51.25 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻴﻪ | smbyh | 26.25 |
| ﺻﻨﺒﻲ | snby | 10 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻰ | smby | 3.75 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻴﺎ | smbya | 3.75 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻴﺔ | smbyt | 2.5 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﺒﻴﻪ | sambyh | 1.25 |
| ﺻﻨﺒﻴﺔ | snbyt | 1.25 |
| Sambiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बिया | sambiya | 33.33 |
| संबिया | sambiya | 33.33 |
| साम्बिया | sambiya | 16.67 |
| सम्बीया | sambiya | 16.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sambiya
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