Sambs Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Sambs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria791:107,79015,374
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Sambs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambs (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ) is found most in Austria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sambs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,315,412th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Sambs are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Austria, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 107,790. In Austria Sambs is mostly concentrated in: Upper Austria, where 66 percent live, Salzburg, where 18 percent live and Styria, where 11 percent live. Aside from Austria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Germany, where 18 percent live.

Sambs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sambs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sambs last name increased 458 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sambs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sambs are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Sambs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.81% more than the national average, earning $50,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shambs912/
Samb8985,385/
Schambs8333/
Sambh80144/
Shamb8030/
Samps8029/
Saimb8016/
Siamb8015/
Sombs8015/
Zambs8012/
Jambs809/
Cambs807/
Sambt804/
Sanmb803/
Sambp801/
Sajmb801/
Saumb801/
Sanbs801/
Sammb801/
Sembs801/
Sambd801/
Sambz801/
Scamps73142/
Sasemb7362/
Chambs7314/
Shambh734/
Shambd734/
Shamps732/
Schamb732/
Sahamb731/
Shamvs731/
Shembs731/
Jambsh731/
Shanbs731/
Sambth731/
Sampse731/
Satmps731/
Scombs730/
Samp671,983/
Somb67462/
Schembs67290/
Zamb67203/
Schömbs67161/
Schombs67111/
Sanb67104/
Schamps6746/
Sambowa679/
Samv678/
Sembsch674/
Saãb672/
Samphse671/
Shcembs671/
Sassemb670/

Sambs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambs in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺐsmb-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sambs
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