Sambusa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sambusa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambusa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sambusa (12) may also be a first name.

Sambusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sambusa (Oriya: ଶାୁସା, Russian: Самбуса) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambusa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sambusa is the 4,034,050th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sambusa reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name in the world It is held by 12 people.

This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,411,801. In Tanzania Sambusa is most common in: Simiyu Region, where 75 percent live, Geita Region, where 8 percent live and Mara Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Tanzania it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 38 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambusa in the Oriya language
ଶାୁସାsausa-
Sambusa in the Russian language
Самбусаsambusa-

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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
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  • 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 Sambusa
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