Samboko Surname
Approximately 4,658 people bear this surname
Samboko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,329 | 1:4,761 | 581 |
| Zimbabwe | 843 | 1:18,313 | 2,701 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Tanzania | 41 | 1:1,291,259 | 46,697 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Samboko (78) may also be a first name.
Samboko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samboko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samboko is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samboko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samboko? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 101,323rd most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,564,523 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samboko reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Samboko is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 78 people.
It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 3,329 people, or 1 in 4,761. In Zambia Samboko is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 66 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 19 percent reside and Central Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamboko | 93 | 2,952 | / |
| Sambokou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Siamboko | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sjamboko | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samboukou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Somboko | 86 | 366 | / |
| Semboko | 86 | 90 | / |
| Zamboko | 86 | 56 | / |
| Samboco | 86 | 54 | / |
| Samboka | 86 | 30 | / |
| Sambeko | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sanboko | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sambako | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sambuko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Camboko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jamboko | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shemboko | 80 | 226 | / |
| Sembokoy | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sembokoi | 80 | 21 | / |
| Shambako | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ssambeko | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shamboka | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sambokau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Zhamboko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siambuko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sambukko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Siamboka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djamboko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jambosko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zamboukos | 75 | 14 | / |
| Zsombokos | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sambahako | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djambouko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sambuco | 71 | 1,115 | / |
| Zomboko | 71 | 1,048 | / |
| Sambaka | 71 | 687 | / |
| Sambuka | 71 | 470 | / |
| Sambeka | 71 | 442 | / |
| Somboka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sanbako | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sambaco | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sembako | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zambako | 71 | 3 | / |
| Comboko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamboka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamboco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambaka | 67 | 308 | / |
| Sambucco | 67 | 158 | / |
| Zambosco | 67 | 78 | / |
| Shanbako | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sambakka | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sambakah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Saimbaka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sambusco | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zeambako | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sambacka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sambukha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sambhuka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shambuka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Djambako | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siambuco | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zambekou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambuska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamboco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambekaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jambosco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zombokou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomboka | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Samboko
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