Sambula Surname
Approximately 3,893 people bear this surname
Sambula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,579 | 1:24,724 | 3,517 |
| Tanzania | 797 | 1:66,426 | 7,015 |
| Honduras | 528 | 1:16,698 | 780 |
| United States | 245 | 1:1,479,424 | 101,022 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Kenya | 123 | 1:375,446 | 21,575 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Belize | 109 | 1:3,261 | 654 |
| Liberia | 104 | 1:42,390 | 3,874 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Zambia | 32 | 1:495,310 | 22,215 |
| Cayman Islands | 29 | 1:2,203 | 283 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Šambula (37) & Sambulá (1) are calculated separately.
Sambula (1,016) may also be a first name.
Sambula Demographics
Sambula Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sambula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sambula (Hindi: सम्बुला, Marathi: संबुला, Russian: Самбула) occurs most in Uganda. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šambula or Sambulá. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambula? popularity and diffusion
It is the 118,137th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,871,961 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Sambula reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 251,978th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,016 people.
The surname is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,579 people, or 1 in 24,724. In Uganda Sambula is most prevalent in: Bududa District, where 62 percent live, Manafwa District, where 19 percent live and Mbale District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and Honduras, where 14 percent live.
Sambula Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sambula last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Sambula surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the political party.
The amount Sambula earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.75% more than the national average, earning R 372,504 per year and in United States they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning $29,547 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sambula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambula in the Marathi language | ||
| संबुला | sambula | - |
| Sambula in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्बुला | sambula | 60 |
| सम्बूला | sambula | 40 |
| Sambula in the Russian language | ||
| Самбула | sambula | - |
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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 Sambula
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