Sambiye Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Sambiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 346 | 1:11,835 | 1,172 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sambiye (24) may also be a first name.
Sambiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻲ) is most common in Mauritania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambiye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 806,178th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The last name Sambiye is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambiye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Sambiye is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 24 people.
Sambiye is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 11,835. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 64 percent reside, Guidimagha Region, where 14 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 14 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻲ | smby | 64.17 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻴﻪ | smbyh | 29.17 |
| ﺻﻨﺒﻲ | snby | 3.33 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻴﺔ | smbyt | 1.67 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﺒﻲ | samby | 0.83 |
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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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- 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 Sambiye
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