Sambuang Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Sambuang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 335 | 1:302,204 | 42,787 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Sambuang (10) may also be a first name.
Sambuang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambuang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambuang is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambuang? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sambuang is the 812,930th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sambuang reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 76 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sambuang is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 10 people.
The surname Sambuang is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 302,204. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Northern Mindanao, where 25 percent are found, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 22 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sambuan | 93 | 113 | / |
| Sampuang | 88 | 342 | / |
| Zambuang | 88 | 31 | / |
| Sembuang | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sanbuang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sombuang | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sampuan | 80 | 25 | / |
| Sambban | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sambwan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sompuang | 75 | 11 | / |
| Sanpuang | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sempuang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Somphuang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sanphuang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Seanpuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sombouhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samphuong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanpuan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Janpuang | 63 | 157 | / |
| Jompuang | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sonpuang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sampuhon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sambhwam | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chanpuang | 59 | 308 | / |
| Chompuang | 59 | 110 | / |
| Sonphuang | 59 | 96 | / |
| Chambvane | 59 | 2 | / |
| Soonfuang | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sonpuaang | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chanphuang | 56 | 371 | / |
| Chomphuang | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sombwon | 53 | 2 | / |
| Chompuan | 50 | 5 | / |
| Champuon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Janpwang | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sambuang
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