Sambre Surname

389,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Aruba

Sambre Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5431:1,412,64354,129
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sambre (15) may also be a first name.

Sambre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambre (Bengali: সমব্রে, Marathi: सांबरे, Russian: Самбре) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sambre.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambre? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 389,084th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,999,502 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Sambre are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The last name Sambre is most frequent in India, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 1,412,643. In India Sambre is most common in: Maharashtra, where 72 percent reside, Karnataka, where 19 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Beside India this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Sambre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sambre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sambre last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shambre9250/
Sambrea9241/
Sambrey9229/
Sambree9218/
Sambrée9215/
Sambres9212/
Sambhre927/
Sambrie926/
Saimbre924/
Sanmbre921/
Siambre921/
Sambr9118/
Satimbre86299/
Satembre8656/
Schambre8630/
Shambrey8618/
Shambree867/
Scambrey861/
Shambrie861/
Shambrge860/
Shambrer860/
Cambre832,942/
Zambre831,019/
Sambra83499/
Sambri83488/
Jambre83407/
Xambre83124/
Sombre8386/
Sembre8325/
Sanbre837/
Shambr832/
Sambry832/
Satimbrre801/
Chambre771,272/
Shambra77341/
Sombrea77328/
Sombret77267/
Siembre77220/
Caimbre77143/
Shambry77115/
Sambray77112/
Cambrey7790/
Jhambre7784/
Jambres7737/
Sambris7731/
Saanbre7720/
Sombres7720/
Zambree7715/
Saambra7713/
Zhambre7710/
Sambriš7710/
Sambrai779/
Sombrey779/
Zambrea778/
Soumbre778/
Sambhra777/
Sambrit776/
Shembre776/
Sambriz775/
Sambrio775/
Sambrui774/
Zambrie774/
Sembrie773/
Shambri773/
Jambhre772/
Sainbre772/
Sanbhre771/
Sammpre771/
Cambree771/
Giambre771/
Zsambra771/
Shambhr771/
Jambret771/
Sanbret771/
Sambhri771/
Sembrea771/
Sanbrey770/
Shombre770/
Sanbr7312/
Zambr7311/
Sombr731/
Schembre71401/
Chambrey71240/
Chambres71210/
Chambret71191/
Scambray71105/
Shambray7177/
Jambretz7169/
D'Cambre7124/
Sambrish7119/
Schambri717/
Shembrey713/
Shambrai712/
Sambrova712/
Sambraya711/
Sambritt711/
Chaumbre711/
Jhambhre711/
Shenmbre711/
Shanbhre711/
Shambhri711/
Schambry711/
Saunbrey710/
Chambree710/
Zombre679,828/
Sombra678,397/
Zambra674,473/
Zambri671,637/
Cambri67999/
Cambré67372/
Combre67310/
Cambry67158/
Jambri67113/
Zambry6780/
Jambry6727/
Sembri6725/
Sombry6719/
Sombri6714/
Sombré6714/
Zanbre679/
Schembrie678/
Zembre678/
Sanbri676/
Sombrh675/
Sanvre674/
Chambress673/
Shanmbray672/
Canbre672/
Shambrova672/
Sonbre672/
Cambrè672/
Jombre672/
Sanbra671/
Sanwre671/
Janbre671/
Xanbre671/
Xambrê671/
Xambré671/
Sanbry670/
Sambricht670/

Sambre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambre in the Bengali language
সমব্রেsamabre-
Sambre in the Marathi language
सांबरेsambare88.62
सांsam3.3
समरेsamare2.2
सामरेsamare2.2
साबरेsabare0.73
सांबारेsambare0.37
संाबेरsamabera0.37
संबारेsambare0.37
साबंरेsabanre0.37
सांबरsambara0.37
संबरेsambare0.37
सांभरेsambhare0.37
Sambre in the Russian language
Самбреsambre-

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