Sambolek Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sambolek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambolek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3401:12,4372,368
Austria141:608,24554,975
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Sambolek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambolek is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambolek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 791,719th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sambolek live; 96 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Sambolek is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 12,437. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 48 percent live, Sisak-Moslavina County, where 16 percent live and Varaždin County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Croatia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 4 percent live and Bulgaria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambolec88550/
Shambelek8223/
Shambaleke784/
Sambolic755/
Cambálek755/
Shembolik711/
Cambalik6365/
Shambhulieg631/
Samualyk631/
Cemboylık598/
Sainbeleg591/
Cambalick591/
Zambalic50156/
Canbalık5037/
Cambalic501/
Sanwalex501/
Cembalik501/
Zambelic501/

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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 Sambolek
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