Sambu Surname

13,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea-Bissau
Highest density in:
Guinea-Bissau

Sambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea-Bissau25,3511:6822
DR Congo8,4351:8,7591,085
Kenya3,9921:11,5681,459
India1,5781:486,10024,666
South Africa1,1791:45,9525,867
Tanzania9141:57,9236,273
Philippines4391:230,61135,291
Indonesia2371:558,01344,900
Papua New Guinea1971:41,3895,043
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
England201:2,785,90397,972
Zambia191:834,20628,447
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Norway81:642,78647,258
Cape Verde61:88,2742,986
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France41:16,605,680368,153
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Sambú (12) are calculated separately.

Sambu (6,868) may also be a first name.

Sambu Last Name Facts

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

Sambu (Bengali: সম্বু, Hindi: सम्बू, Marathi: संबु, Oriya: ସୁନାଏକ, Russian: Самбу, Tibetan: བསམ་བུ་) is found in Guinea-Bissau more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Sambú. For other possible spellings of Sambu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,083rd most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 170,143 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sambu reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Luso-West Africa. It is also the 78,562nd most numerous first name internationally, held by 6,868 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Guinea-Bissau, where it is carried by 25,351 people, or 1 in 68. Other than Guinea-Bissau it is found in 60 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and Kenya, where 9 percent live.

Sambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Buddhist (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Sambu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning 287,224 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.63% less than the national average, earning R 126,828 per year and in United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sambú9312/
Sambou9154,666/
Sambuu917,089/
Shambu911,919/
Sambhu911,130/
Sambut91253/
Sambau91178/
Sambus9179/
Siambu9178/
Sambuy9177/
Sambui9175/
Sambud9131/
Saimbu9114/
Sambuh918/
Sammbu916/
Sahmbu914/
Saambu913/
Saumbu911/
Saymbu911/
Shambhu833,660/
Sambhus83489/
Sambout8360/
Shambuy8359/
Sambuis8351/
Sammbhu8348/
Siambou8330/
Sambhud8325/
Saahmbu8318/
Sambhuu8317/
Satimbu8315/
Sambhuj8313/
Sasimbu8312/
Shambou835/
Saambou835/
Sambouh834/
Shaimbu833/
Shaambu833/
Sambhau832/
Sambhou832/
Sambhui832/
Sahumbu832/
Sambheu831/
Sambhut831/
Sambuch831/
Sambudh831/
Sambush831/
Siambau831/
Shaumbu831/
Ssambou831/
Saimbou831/
Sahmbou831/
Saambuu831/
Sambeuh831/
Siambui831/
Shambau830/
Jambu803,017/
Sanbu802,953/
Zambu801,109/
Sombu80939/
Sembu80520/
Cambu80251/
Samvu8066/
Xambu8011/
Samwu802/
Sambault7765/
Samboutt7758/
Sambhush7714/
Shambhus776/
Shammbhu775/
Sachimbu775/
Shambhuj772/
Schambau771/
Shambhau771/
Shambhud771/
Samboush771/
Shasembu771/
Shahambu771/
Sombut732,587/
Sanbui732,460/
Zambou732,368/
Jambou73989/
Chambu73676/
Jambau73502/
Samboo73488/
Jambut73339/
Cambuy73321/
Shamvu73194/
Samboe73140/
Djambu73108/
Samvuu73105/
Sombou73100/
Jambus7382/
Siembu7375/
Xambeu7370/
Jambhu7352/
Sanbut7349/
Jambui7349/
Sanbhu7341/
Zambus7329/
Shombu7327/
Cambuí7325/
Shembu7316/
Zhambu7316/
Sembhu7314/
Sembuh7314/
Sanbou7314/
Sombud7311/
Sembeu7310/
Sembui7310/
Sombuh739/
Cambeu739/
Saãbou739/
Sainbu737/
Jambuy736/
Shanbu735/
Sombuu734/
Sembau733/
Sanbuu732/
Jambeu731/
Zambeu731/
Soumbu731/
Sanbus731/
Zambuz731/
Zambau731/
Zambui731/
Sombus731/
Samvui731/
Samweu731/
Sanbud731/
Sombau731/
Jambud731/
Saimbault7134/
Schambous711/
Shambouth711/
Shahambhu711/
Shambauch710/
Soumbou672,196/
Djambou67808/
Zambaux67253/
Cambuhy67216/
Chambou67128/
Chambeu67117/
Shamboo67110/
Jambaud6768/
Zgambau6756/
Sambhoo6740/
Jeambut6724/
Chambus6715/
Zhambau6710/
Shanbhu6710/
Shembhu679/
Ziambou677/
Chambau677/
Zambout674/
Shembeu674/
Chambut674/
Shanbuy673/
Cambhuy673/
Sanbhus672/
Shainbu672/
Soumbeu672/
Samwaus672/
Chambud672/
Djambeu672/
Soombut672/
Sombuth672/
Xhambeu672/
Sanbout671/
Cheambu671/
Jeambeu671/
Soimbou671/
Seumbou671/
Shombui671/
Sianbou671/
Sainbux671/
Sanbouz671/
Chambuy671/
Shembui671/
Shamwut671/
Seanbut671/
Sanbudh671/
Sanbuth671/
Jaimbut671/
Shanbut670/

Sambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambu in the Marathi language
संबुsambu58.7
संबूsambu32.3
सांबूsambu3.42
संभुsambhu1.86
सांबुsambu0.62
रामुramu0.31
दंबूdambu0.31
संभूsambhu0.31
शंभूsambhu0.31
शंभुsambhu0.31
रामूramu0.31
Sambu in the Tibetan language
བསམ་བུ་sambu50
སམ་བུ་sambu33.33
སོམ་བུ་sombu16.67
Sambu in the Bengali language
সম্বুsambu34.62
শম্ভুsambhu26.92
সম্ভুsambhu23.08
শম্বুsambu7.69
শম্বুলক্ষ্মীsambulaksmi3.85
সম্ভূচরনsambhucarana3.85
Sambu in the Hindi language
सम्बूsambu30.28
सम्बुsambu20.42
शम्बुsambu12.68
शम्बूsambu11.27
संबूsambu7.04
संबुsambu4.93
शंबुsambu2.82
शम्भूsambhu2.82
समबूsamabu2.11
साम्बुsambu1.41
साम्बूsambu0.7
शंबूsambu0.7
शाम्बुsambu0.7
साँबूsambu0.7
सम्भूsambhu0.7
श्ाम्बूsambu0.7
Sambu in the Oriya language
ସୁନାଏକsuna'eka29.82
ସୁସିଂsusim22.81
ସୁପସାଦsupasada17.54
ସୁେବେହରାsuebehara17.54
ସାବ୍ାsaba1.75
ସଜ଼୍ୁsazu1.75
ସାହୁsahu1.75
Sambu in the Russian language
Самбуsambu-

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