Sambwa Surname

111,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sambwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sambwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,4971:29,5873,709
Zambia1,4611:10,8491,254
Uganda1801:216,88516,934
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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 more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 111,450th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,748,871 people. This last name is predominantly found 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 numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 221 people.

Sambwa is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,497 people, or 1 in 29,587. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shambwa92104/
Ssambwa92100/
Sambwat921/
Shaumbwa86374/
Sambwe837,478/
Jambwa831,404/
Sambua83267/
Sembwa83192/
Zambwa83184/
Sampwa8351/
Sombwa8342/
Cambwa832/
Sanbwa831/
Shambua774,354/
Chambwa771,339/
Shambwe77256/
Sambuat77125/
Siambwe7730/
Shombwa7721/
Shambwi7721/
Ssambwe7714/
Ssembwa7712/
Sambwet7710/
Sambuay779/
Sombway771/
Saimbua771/
Shembwa771/
Sambhua771/
Chaambwa713,484/
Sambuaha7118/
Chaumbwa717/
Shambhua713/
Ssaambwe712/
Shambhwi712/
Sambuhay711/
Chhambwa711/
Chambwaa711/
Shambhva711/
Chambwai711/
Sembua67522/
Sombwe67251/
Sambuo67205/
Sampwe67119/
Sambue67116/
Sambui6775/
Zambua6762/
Zembwa6755/
Zambwi6735/
Sompwa6734/
Sambbo6720/
Sanbua6717/
Sombua6712/
Jambua676/
Sempwa675/
Samvua673/
Sanbwe672/
Sambvo671/
Sambvi671/
Shambuayi671/
Chaammbwa671/
Jombwa671/
Sombwi671/

Sambwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sambwa in the Arabic language
سامبواsambwa-

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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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  • 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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