Sambuta Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sambuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania871:608,52437,695
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Sambuta (11) may also be a first name.

Sambuta Last Name Facts

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

Sambuta (Oriya: ସୁତା) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambuta? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. Sambuta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sambuta reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sambuta is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 11 people.

Sambuta is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 608,524. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent live and Angola, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sambuta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambuta in the Oriya language
ସୁତାsuta-

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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 Sambuta
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