Sambou Surname
Approximately 54,666 people bear this surname
Sambou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 34,325 | 1:425 | 74 |
| Gambia | 15,879 | 1:121 | 31 |
| Congo | 881 | 1:5,663 | 887 |
| Mauritania | 865 | 1:4,734 | 568 |
| Niger | 541 | 1:35,475 | 1,954 |
| France | 433 | 1:153,401 | 23,818 |
| Benin | 325 | 1:31,802 | 4,172 |
| Guinea | 306 | 1:38,673 | 597 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Cameroon | 204 | 1:101,809 | 12,019 |
| Spain | 128 | 1:365,250 | 20,590 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Ivory Coast | 50 | 1:461,425 | 15,070 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Sambou (14,415) may also be a first name.
Sambou Demographics
Average Sambou Salary in
United States
$41,221 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sambou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻮ, Marathi: संबोउ) is held by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambou is the 10,297th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 133,310 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sambou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 47,673rd most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 14,415 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is borne by 34,325 people, or 1 in 425. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Ziguinchor Region, where 58 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 23 percent reside and Thiès Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Senegal Sambou occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 29 percent reside and The Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Sambou Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sambou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sambou earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.36% less than the national average, earning 241,018 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.47% less than the national average, earning $41,221 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $25,334 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambou in the Marathi language | ||
| संबोउ | sambo'u | - |
| Sambou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺒﻮ | smbw | 83.2 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﺒﻮ | sambw | 9.77 |
| ﺻﻤﺐ | smb | 3.91 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻮﻩ | smbwh | 0.78 |
| ﺻﻨﺒﻮ | snbw | 0.78 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﺒﻮ | sambw | 0.39 |
| ﺍﺻﻤﺒﻮ | asmbw | 0.39 |
| ﺻﻤﺒﻪ | smbh | 0.39 |
| ﺻﻨﻤﺐ | snmb | 0.39 |
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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 Sambou
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