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
Sambwa (Arabic: سامبوا) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sambwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sambwa is the 111,450th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,748,871 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sambwa live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sambwa is also the 606,684th most widely held forename at a global level. It is borne by 221 people.
The last name Sambwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,497 people, or 1 in 29,587. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
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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