Sambwa Surname
Approximately 4,167 people bear this surname
Sambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,497 | 1:29,587 | 3,709 |
| Zambia | 1,461 | 1:10,849 | 1,254 |
| Uganda | 180 | 1:216,885 | 16,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sambwa (221) may also be a first name.
Sambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sambwa (Arabic: سامبوا) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 111,450th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,748,871 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambwa are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 606,684th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 221 people.
Sambwa is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,497 people, or 1 in 29,587. Excluding The DR Congo it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 35 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shambwa | 92 | 104 | / |
| Ssambwa | 92 | 100 | / |
| Sambwat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shaumbwa | 86 | 374 | / |
| Sambwe | 83 | 7,478 | / |
| Jambwa | 83 | 1,404 | / |
| Sambua | 83 | 267 | / |
| Sembwa | 83 | 192 | / |
| Zambwa | 83 | 184 | / |
| Sampwa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Sombwa | 83 | 42 | / |
| Cambwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sanbwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shambua | 77 | 4,354 | / |
| Chambwa | 77 | 1,339 | / |
| Shambwe | 77 | 256 | / |
| Sambuat | 77 | 125 | / |
| Siambwe | 77 | 30 | / |
| Shombwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Shambwi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ssambwe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Ssembwa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sambwet | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sambuay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sombway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimbua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shembwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sambhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chaambwa | 71 | 3,484 | / |
| Sambuaha | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chaumbwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shambhua | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ssaambwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shambhwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sambuhay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhambwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambwaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shambhva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chambwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sembua | 67 | 522 | / |
| Sombwe | 67 | 251 | / |
| Sambuo | 67 | 205 | / |
| Sampwe | 67 | 119 | / |
| Sambue | 67 | 116 | / |
| Sambui | 67 | 75 | / |
| Zambua | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zembwa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Zambwi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Sompwa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sambbo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sanbua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sombua | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jambua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sempwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samvua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanbwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sambvo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sambvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shambuayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaammbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jombwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sombwi | 67 | 1 | / |
Sambwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sambwa in the Arabic language | ||
| سامبوا | sambwa | - |
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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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- 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 Sambwa
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