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Where Does The Last Name Sambo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sambo (Bengali: সম্বুরাশু, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻮ, Hindi: सम्बो, Marathi: संबोअमु, Oriya: ସୋ, Russian: Самбо) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Sambo is the 1,960^th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 26,151 people. The last name Sambo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sambo reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 10,951^st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 92,353 people.

The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 76,362 people, or 1 in 2,320. In Nigeria Sambo is most common in: Kaduna, where 11 percent live, Bauchi, where 10 percent live and Plateau, where 9 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 112 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.

Sambo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sambo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sambo last name grew 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 18,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sambo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Christian (94%) in Kenya and Muslim (63%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sambo surname are 12.97% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sambo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning €28,803 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.59% less than the national average, earning R 150,684 per year; in United States they earn 0.23% less than the national average, earning $43,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.3% less than the national average, earning $48,043 CAD per year.