Sambu Surname
Approximately 42,832 people bear this surname
Sambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 25,351 | 1:68 | 22 |
| DR Congo | 8,435 | 1:8,759 | 1,085 |
| Kenya | 3,992 | 1:11,568 | 1,459 |
| India | 1,578 | 1:486,100 | 24,666 |
| South Africa | 1,179 | 1:45,952 | 5,867 |
| Tanzania | 914 | 1:57,923 | 6,273 |
| Philippines | 439 | 1:230,611 | 35,291 |
| Indonesia | 237 | 1:558,013 | 44,900 |
| Papua New Guinea | 197 | 1:41,389 | 5,043 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Cape Verde | 6 | 1:88,274 | 2,986 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
The alternate forms: Sambú (12) are calculated separately.
Sambu (6,868) may also be a first name.
Sambu Demographics
Average Sambu Salary in
United States
$40,333 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sambu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambu in the Marathi language | ||
| संबु | sambu | 58.7 |
| संबू | sambu | 32.3 |
| सांबू | sambu | 3.42 |
| संभु | sambhu | 1.86 |
| सांबु | sambu | 0.62 |
| रामु | ramu | 0.31 |
| दंबू | dambu | 0.31 |
| संभू | sambhu | 0.31 |
| शंभू | sambhu | 0.31 |
| शंभु | sambhu | 0.31 |
| रामू | ramu | 0.31 |
| Sambu in the Tibetan language | ||
| བསམ་བུ་ | sambu | 50 |
| སམ་བུ་ | sambu | 33.33 |
| སོམ་བུ་ | sombu | 16.67 |
| Sambu in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্বু | sambu | 34.62 |
| শম্ভু | sambhu | 26.92 |
| সম্ভু | sambhu | 23.08 |
| শম্বু | sambu | 7.69 |
| শম্বুলক্ষ্মী | sambulaksmi | 3.85 |
| সম্ভূচরন | sambhucarana | 3.85 |
| Sambu in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बू | sambu | 30.28 |
| सम्बु | sambu | 20.42 |
| शम्बु | sambu | 12.68 |
| शम्बू | sambu | 11.27 |
| संबू | sambu | 7.04 |
| संबु | sambu | 4.93 |
| शंबु | sambu | 2.82 |
| शम्भू | sambhu | 2.82 |
| समबू | samabu | 2.11 |
| साम्बु | sambu | 1.41 |
| साम्बू | sambu | 0.7 |
| शंबू | sambu | 0.7 |
| शाम्बु | sambu | 0.7 |
| साँबू | sambu | 0.7 |
| सम्भू | sambhu | 0.7 |
| श्ाम्बू | sambu | 0.7 |
| Sambu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୁନାଏକ | suna'eka | 29.82 |
| ସୁସିଂ | susim | 22.81 |
| ସୁପସାଦ | supasada | 17.54 |
| ସୁେବେହରା | suebehara | 17.54 |
| ସାବ୍ା | saba | 1.75 |
| ସଜ଼୍ୁ | sazu | 1.75 |
| ସାହୁ | sahu | 1.75 |
| Sambu in the Russian language | ||
| Самбу | sambu | - |
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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 Sambu
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