Sambure Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sambure Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambure Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea631:129,42417,695
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Latvia81:256,25623,728
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sambure (48) may also be a first name.

Sambure Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambure (Marathi: सांबुरे) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambure? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,817,111th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 61 percent of Sambure live; 61 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 48 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 129,424. In Papua New Guinea Sambure is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 40 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 33 percent live and Bougainville, where 16 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 24 percent live and Latvia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samburea933/
Samboure932/
Shambure931/
Sambur923,568/
Schambure881/
Shamburer881/
Shamburge881/
Sambore86678/
Jambure86600/
Zambure86330/
Sambura86302/
Sambour86194/
Sambury86193/
Shambur8642/
Samburi8640/
Sembure8630/
Samburh8623/
Szambur868/
Sambaur863/
Sambutr863/
Sombure861/
Schamburge826/
Jambhure80635/
Shambour8064/
Shambura8041/
Samboura8032/
Samburai8021/
Sambhore8019/
Sambouri8019/
Siambura8014/
Samburui8013/
Samburio8010/
Sanburee8010/
Jhambure809/
Sambhura808/
Shamburi808/
Chambure805/
Shamburh805/
Shambury804/
Jamburee802/
Sanboure801/
Sambhuri801/
Samburry801/
Samnbury801/
Jambaure801/
Jamboure801/
Shambore801/
Ssembure801/
Samborre801/
Sembuure801/
Szambura801/
Camburee801/
Schaumburge781/
Sambor772,921/
Sanbur771,049/
Sambór77125/
Zambur7791/
Sombur7747/
Samburova75812/
Schambura7521/
Shambouri759/
Sambhurai753/
Shambhura752/
Sambhuray751/
Jhambhure751/
Schambury751/
Shamboura751/
Soumboure751/
Djamboure751/
Chamburee751/
Samvura715,369/
Sambora71723/
Shambor71435/
Jamburi71164/
Samboer71161/
Shamburova71124/
Szambor7192/
Camburi7146/
Sambori7141/
Zambura7138/
Zamburi7133/
Sambhor7119/
Samboor7119/
Ceambur7119/
Sanbury7117/
Soombur7117/
Zambour7116/
Sombutr7116/
Siambor7115/
Sombore7111/
Sanbuur719/
Cambury717/
Sajmbor717/
Chambur714/
Shanbur714/
Sanburi713/
Sanbour712/
Jambury712/
Janbure712/
Zambore712/
Zsambor711/
Schaumbura711/
Schaumbury711/
Shambhurgi711/
Seumbur711/
Zambaur711/
Soumbur711/
Sanbura711/
Somburt711/
Sanburt710/
Schomburge710/
Seymbur710/
Shambora67193/
Chambour67148/
Shanbour6781/
Samboray6749/
Szambora6749/
Chambury6727/
Jambhuri6721/
Siamvura6718/
Janbhure6717/
Sainbury6712/
Schambor6710/
Zamburio679/
Samboori677/
Semburai676/
Chamburi675/
Cambouri675/
Zambouri674/
Sanboura674/
Camburri673/
Djamburi672/
Sonbhure672/
Sanburry672/
Siambora672/
Sanbhore671/
Shemburi671/
Shambori671/
Zambiere671/
Sambieri671/
Zamboura671/
Somboura671/
Sombouri671/
Soumbore671/
Soumbour671/
Sainbour671/
Szombura671/
Sshambor671/
Sombusri671/
Chanbure671/
Comburee671/
Jeambury670/

Sambure Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambure in the Marathi language
सांबुरेsambure-

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