Samby Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Guinea

Samby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3571:51,4062,257
Guinea3211:36,865578
Senegal2061:70,774924
India451:17,045,897267,282
Congo161:311,8189,139
England131:4,286,005132,302
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Samby (154) may also be a first name.

Samby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺒﻲ, Marathi: संबी) occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samby is the 359,182nd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Samby live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 740,891st most common first name in the world It is held by 154 people.

The surname is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 51,406. In Burkina Faso Samby is most prevalent in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 97 percent are found, Centre Region, where 2 percent are found and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Senegal, where 20 percent are found.

Samby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Samby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Samby last name grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samboy911,074/
Sambay91610/
Sambey91144/
Shamby91120/
Sambuy9177/
Sambhy9147/
Saumby9118/
Scamby9112/
Sambyo915/
Sambyi914/
Sambiy912/
Sambys910/
Sambaya831,327/
Shambay83697/
Schamby83121/
Samboys8391/
Shambuy8359/
Sambaiy8344/
Sambeyt8320/
Shamboy8320/
Sambhay8316/
Shambey838/
Saymbay835/
Shambhy834/
Satmbay831/
Ssambay831/
Sambahy831/
Shambiy831/
Saambey831/
Saumbay831/
Shanmby831/
Samba80333,743/
Sambe8023,633/
Sambi809,964/
Camby80724/
Somby80252/
Sanby80122/
Semby8018/
Jamby808/
Sambé803/
Zamby802/
Sambá802/
Samvy801/
Sambahay7738/
Satimbay7734/
Sayımbay7726/
Sambeytt7714/
Shanmbay7711/
Shambaya776/
Sambhaya774/
Sambhaiy774/
Sambaytt771/
Shambhay771/
Shambooy771/
Shahmboy771/
Saambaya771/
Shamba7329,430/
Sambai732,357/
Shambi732,180/
Cambay731,724/
Samber731,672/
Sambea731,125/
Sambhe73755/
Sembay73692/
Sambhi73642/
Sambaa73606/
Siamba73492/
Saunby73465/
Siambe73462/
Jamboy73462/
Shambe73399/
Cambuy73321/
Sambha73304/
Saumba73302/
Sambit73275/
Sambej73227/
Samboa73205/
Saimbi73190/
Cambey73181/
Sanbay73174/
Sambet73156/
Samway73155/
Samboi73147/
Siambi73141/
Sehmby73132/
Jambay73123/
Ssamba73121/
Jambey73115/
Sambep7389/
Sambeh7386/
Djamby7386/
Chamby7376/
Sambui7375/
Sambie7373/
Scambi7360/
Sembey7357/
Sombay7355/
Sambio7355/
Sambih7344/
Sambes7343/
Zsamba7339/
Saambe7339/
Saumbe7338/
Saimba7338/
Sembhy7337/
Sambis7333/
Sambaj7332/
Sahmbi7330/
Zambey7328/
Sambee7322/
Camboy7320/
Sombey7320/
Somboy7317/
Saumbi7313/
Sanbey7310/
Samboj739/
Shemby738/
Sambei737/
Jambuy736/
Zamboy735/
Seamba735/
Sambér735/
Sanboy734/
Zambay734/
Sambii733/
Saamba733/
Sammba733/
Samuay733/
Samvoy732/
Saimbe732/
Ssambe732/
Sjambe732/
Shanby731/
Sambid731/
Jeamby731/
Sjamba731/
Sombhy731/
Soumby731/
Sanmbi731/
Sanmbe731/
Cambhy731/
Sambaí731/
Hsamba731/
Sjambi731/
Shomby731/
Ssambi731/
Saambi731/
Samuey731/
Sambéa731/
Samhbi731/
Sasmbe731/
Saembe731/
Zambiy731/
Sainby730/
Seemby730/
Schaumbey712/
Shambhaya711/
Shambooyi711/
Shaumba67695/
Shamber67678/
Shambeh67627/
Sambeit67484/
Sehmbey67218/
Cambuhy67216/
Sambois67216/
Saimuey67182/
Sambher67172/
Saimbhi67135/
Shambai67103/
Siambai6799/
Sambist6796/
Samhuay6785/
Sambeat6778/
Shambha6764/
Shaimba6759/
Jeambey6753/
Giamboy6752/
Shambee6752/
Sambuis6751/
Djambey6750/
Saimboa6742/
Shambet6739/
Shanbay6736/
Sambets6732/
Jhamboy6725/
Chambey6720/
Chambyt6719/
Sambhai6719/
Sambeït6719/
Shambis6717/
Sambaja6715/
Chambay6715/
Sahambi6714/
Seamber6713/
Sambhuj6713/
Zambaya6713/
Sambais6713/
Shamboi6711/
Szamber6711/
Sehmbhy6710/
Sambhoj679/
Zhambay678/
Shamuey678/
Shamway678/
Sambitt678/
Shambhe677/
Saimbee677/
Sambhoi676/
Schambi676/
Seambhi676/
Sombaya675/
Sambhaa674/
Shambhi674/
Shaambe674/
Sambish674/
Sambich674/
Shanbuy673/
Shambes673/
Sambesh673/
Shambie673/
Sasembe673/
Shembey673/
Sambest673/
Cambhuy673/
Samuays673/
Soumbey673/
Sanbaya673/
Saynbay672/
Sambhui672/
Saembai672/
Schambe672/
Shambaj672/
Cambohy672/
Chamboy672/
Shambii672/
Shaamba672/
Djambay672/
Shombey672/
Suimbay672/
Saimber671/
Saimbha671/
Saambhe671/
Saumbai671/
Saumbha671/
Sambaih671/
Sambait671/
Sambett671/
Sambhaj671/
Sambhee671/
Sambheu671/
Sambhit671/
Jambhay671/
Hsamber671/
Semmbey671/
Seembay671/
Shaimbi671/
Shambed671/
Shambih671/
Siambhi671/
Sambeih671/
Shambit671/
Shhamba671/
Saimbai671/
Samueys671/
Samouey671/
Samwhys671/
Sambeuh671/
Sambioh671/
Samhbhi671/
Sanmbai671/
Szombay671/
Giambey671/
Dziamby671/
Cambhay671/
Chambuy671/
Sainbhy671/
Jambaay671/
Siambui671/
Schomby671/
Sambeer671/
Samvays671/
Sombooy671/
Shambaa671/
Shambei671/
Jasmbay671/
Samvoys670/
Seambea670/
Schamba670/
Saumway670/

Samby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺒﻲsmby75
ﺻﻤﺒﻰsmby25
Samby in the Marathi language
संबीsambi50
सँबीsambi50

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