Sameb Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Sameb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 44 | 1:93,065 | 5,851 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Sameb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sameb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺐ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Sameb is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sameb reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 93,065. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 66 percent reside, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 27 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Sameb exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sameeb | 91 | 1 | / |
| Samebh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Shameeb | 83 | 9 | / |
| Samab | 80 | 230 | / |
| Samob | 80 | 23 | / |
| Samib | 80 | 12 | / |
| Samev | 80 | 9 | / |
| Samep | 80 | 4 | / |
| Semeb | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samew | 80 | 1 | / |
| Someb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jameb | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samiev | 73 | 22,134 | / |
| Somaeb | 73 | 270 | / |
| Sameev | 73 | 177 | / |
| Samabh | 73 | 36 | / |
| Shamib | 73 | 28 | / |
| Samaib | 73 | 23 | / |
| Saimab | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shamab | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sameew | 73 | 6 | / |
| Samaab | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shamev | 73 | 5 | / |
| Samibh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sameva | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shamew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sameiv | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seamab | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saamab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sameaw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samipe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sameip | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samoib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soumeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shemeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jamesb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samgep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sameep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saumev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shamiev | 67 | 1,217 | / |
| Shameev | 67 | 357 | / |
| Saamiev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shamaib | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shamibh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shameva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahamib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saumabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schamep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shameef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shameep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shameew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schamab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sameehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seemeeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samahab | 67 | 1 | / |
Sameb Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﺐ | smb | - |
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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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- 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 Sameb
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