Sampa Surname

20,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sampa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia19,7811:801104
Bangladesh5,3171:29,9711,929
DR Congo4651:158,88116,459
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Indonesia3531:374,64432,082
India1721:4,459,682116,397
Tanzania1371:386,43527,768
Brazil1351:1,585,73652,536
Cameroon981:211,92921,585
United States891:4,072,572219,877
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Greece471:235,74036,293
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
England301:1,857,26974,552
Malaysia271:1,092,37948,277
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Bhutan121:51,337653
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sampa (179,997) may also be a first name.

Sampa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sampa (Bengali: সম্পা, Hindi: सम्पा, Marathi: संपा, Oriya: ସା, Russian: Сампа, Tibetan: བསམ་པ་) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sampa is the 20,021st most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 266,699 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Sampa are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,833rd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 179,997 people.

The last name Sampa is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 19,781 people, or 1 in 801. In Zambia Sampa is most common in: Northern Province, where 36 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Sampa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sampa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sampa last name grew 2,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sampa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sampa are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sampa earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.53% less than the national average, earning R 105,684 per year and in United States they earn 19.09% less than the national average, earning $34,910 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shampa9118,101/
Sampat9114,317/
Sampah913,092/
Sampad911,069/
Siampa91715/
Sampai91512/
Sampay91363/
Sampas91296/
Scampa9190/
Sampau9172/
Sampaz9161/
Samppa9149/
Sampha9133/
Sampaj9110/
Sampaa918/
Sampea912/
Saumpa911/
Saempa911/
Sampaya83330/
Sampatt83152/
Sampaia8388/
Saimpha8351/
Shampay8333/
Sampays8332/
Saampap8329/
Shampha8326/
Sammpat8321/
Siampai8320/
Samphat8320/
Siamppa8313/
Sammpad839/
Siampha838/
Sampadh836/
Shampai836/
Samppat835/
Shampad835/
Sampais834/
Saimpas834/
Samphas834/
Samphoa834/
Saampad833/
Shampat832/
Sampuha832/
Shamppa832/
Sanmpat831/
Sampait831/
Sampast831/
Sampatp831/
Ssampat831/
Sampach831/
Sampass831/
Sampaut831/
Sampoha831/
Shampah831/
Sampayh831/
Sampiea830/
Shaumpa830/
Campa8024,465/
Sompa8012,200/
Sampe808,355/
Jampa807,188/
Sampo803,898/
Sempa803,248/
Zampa802,350/
Sampi801,649/
Sampy80875/
Sanpa80541/
Žampa80139/
Sampò8072/
Sampó8010/
Sampé807/
Sampê801/
Siamphai771,521/
Saimphat77176/
Shampaya77116/
Shampeau7710/
Zsampach778/
Sampaggi775/
Sampeath774/
Shampach771/
Saimphas771/
Samphatt771/
Sampathp771/
Champa7320,867/
Samper7312,483/
Shompa736,863/
Sampou733,314/
Giampa732,678/
Ssempa732,200/
Sampey731,036/
Sompha73778/
Sampit73628/
Sampei73538/
Campaa73377/
Djampa73351/
Sempay73295/
Jampas73275/
Sampie73260/
Zampas73222/
Sampoh73208/
Campay73206/
Shampo73195/
Sanpha73154/
Sompah73145/
Shampi73126/
Jampap73125/
Jampat73120/
Sampio73110/
Sampot7383/
Jampaa7373/
Jhampa7366/
Ziampa7364/
Sampui7354/
Jampad7351/
Sompat7348/
Sampos7347/
Sampet7347/
Sanpai7346/
Siampo7346/
Siampe7344/
Sampuo7344/
Zamppa7336/
Sanpat7333/
Sampip7329/
Sampoy7321/
Shampy7320/
Jamppa7320/
Shanpa7320/
Sampih7319/
Siampi7318/
Samped7318/
Sempha7317/
Sampoi7316/
Sampho7316/
Sampeh7315/
Sampid7314/
Sampoo7314/
Sempai7312/
Sempau7312/
Saimpo7311/
Sampis739/
Shampe739/
Sempah738/
Jampai737/
Sampyo737/
Sompad737/
Zampaa736/
Samphy735/
Sempaj735/
Sampod735/
Saimpy734/
Sampgi734/
Shempa734/
Jaampa734/
Jampay734/
Jampea734/
Samppe734/
Jampha734/
Soumpa734/
Sompai734/
Campha734/
Sampee733/
Sampes733/
Scampo733/
Seempa733/
Sompoa733/
Saimpi732/
Sanppa732/
Jampaz732/
Sompas732/
Sampop732/
Semppa732/
Sanpay732/
Sanmpe731/
Janmpa731/
Zampha731/
Zammpa731/
Somppa731/
Soimpa731/
Siempa731/
Samphe731/
Samphi731/
Sampii731/
Samppo731/
Sanpau731/
Sempaa731/
Sembpa731/
Sampez731/
Semmpa731/
Seanpa731/
Schampach7128/
Schampeau712/
Saba67188,181/
Sava6746,221/
Sanphat67969/
Žampach67394/
Chaampa67330/
Shampoo67216/
Champas67181/
Sampoux67170/
Zasempa67160/
Sanphai67102/
Champay67101/
Caumpay6791/
Zampach6780/
Samphot6778/
Szamper6775/
Champat6768/
Sampeer6759/
Shamper6751/
Sampher6736/
Somphat6728/
Siampou6727/
Champha6723/
Sahanpa6719/
Champai6718/
Champad6714/
Schampi6714/
Jamphat6714/
Champaa6713/
Sampeys6712/
Shampoh6711/
Sampish6710/
Sampije679/
Champau679/
Sompach678/
Samphet677/
Somphoa677/
Somphap676/
Sainpha676/
Champea675/
Djampah675/
Champaz675/
Siampei675/
Samphoi674/
Schampe674/
Soumpas674/
Shampod674/
Jampadd673/
Shanpat673/
Shaimpi673/
Siompah673/
Somphai673/
Somphas672/
Sompeat672/
Sampech672/
Samphey671/
Champpa671/
Sampett671/
Samphio671/
Samphou671/
Samppie671/
Chanmpa671/
Jampaih671/
Giampap671/
Zampaai671/
Sompapp671/
Seampos671/
Shampee671/
Shampio671/
Sanpaia671/
Jahampa671/
Jasimpa671/
Shompah671/
Siampoi671/
Ssempaa671/
Ssemppa671/
Sssempa671/
Saimpou671/
Sampich671/
Sampoud671/
Djampai671/
Djampha671/
Saempho671/
Sanpuha671/
Sanpach671/
Samphos671/
Sampooj671/
Sompiea671/
Chaumpa671/
Jeampay671/
Jammpha671/
Jamphad671/
Jamphap671/
Samphis670/
Sampitt670/
Seamphi670/

Sampa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sampa in the Bengali language
সম্পাsampa94.53
শম্পাsampa4.61
সমপাsamapa0.46
স্বম্পাsbampa0.17
সাম্পাsampa0.03
Sampa in the Marathi language
संपाsampa91.75
संपsampa2.06
सांपाsampa1.37
शमsama0.34
शामsama0.34
शमाsama0.34
सपाsapa0.34
Sampa in the Hindi language
सम्पाsampa85.51
संपाsampa5.24
सम्पािsampai4.32
सांपाsampa3.6
समपाsamapa0.62
साम्पाsampa0.31
शम्पाsampa0.1
सामपाsamapa0.1
Sampa in the Oriya language
ସାsa61.54
ସଂପାsampa9.47
ସାହୁsahu6.51
କମର୍କାରkamarkara2.37
ସାହାsaha2.37
ପାଲpala2.37
ପାତpata2.37
ସାାsaa2.37
ସଂପsampa1.18
କାମିଳାkamila0.59
ସଅାsaaa0.59
ସମପାsamapa0.59
ପାଳpala0.59
ସବ୍ାsaba0.59
ସାମଲsamala0.59
ସନ୍ାsana0.59
ଶମର୍ାsamara0.59
ସାଂପାsampa0.59
ସଦ୍ାsada0.59
Sampa in the Tibetan language
བསམ་པ་sampa61.04
བསམ་པ།sampa32.47
བསམ་པsampa2.6
བམས་པ་bampa1.3
བསན་པ་senpa1.3
བསམ་བ།samwa1.3
Sampa in the Russian language
Сампаsampa-

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