Sambongo Surname

176,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Sambongo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambongo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Zambia2581:61,4345,541
Benin1171:88,33810,310
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sambongo (14) may also be a first name.

Sambongo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambongo is more frequently found in Angola than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambongo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,101st most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,997,756 people. The surname Sambongo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambongo live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 81 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname Sambongo is most frequently used in Angola, where it is held by 1,972 people, or 1 in 13,686. Barring Angola it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 11 percent live and Benin, where 5 percent live.

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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 Sambongo
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