Sampao Surname

312,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sampao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5551:83,2077,642
Thailand4111:171,86927,752
Philippines2171:466,53656,377
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sampao (279) may also be a first name.

Sampao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sampao is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sampao click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 312,624th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Sampao live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 531,524th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 279 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 83,207. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 67 percent are found, Narok County, where 32 percent are found and Makueni County, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Kenya Sampao is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 34 percent are found and The Philippines, where 18 percent are found.

Sampao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samphao923,175/
Sampaío922/
Sampaïo921/
Sampaîo921/
Sampaop921/
Sampaou921/
Sampaiio8615/
Sampaaio862/
Sampayio861/
Sampaiyo861/
Sampagio861/
Sompao8398/
Sempao8312/
Sanpao839/
Somphao77111/
Sampoua7715/
Samphoa774/
Jampaho771/
Sanphao771/
Sampouo771/
Sampoha771/
Champao771/
Sabao7313,191/
Savao7322/
Somphaeo71150/
Sampayya712/
Jampahoi711/
Shomphao711/
Seanphao711/
Sampouat711/
Campahao711/
Champeao711/
Samphoas711/
Jampahoy711/
Sabaou67241/
Sabaot67186/
Sauvao6760/
Sabaho6714/
Sonpao6712/
Janpao677/
Saibao677/
Campôa674/
Sabaoh674/
Saivao673/
Sompoa673/
Campóo672/
Canpao672/
Champahoi671/
Sabaos671/
Sabaoi671/
Campoó671/
Siabao671/

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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 Sampao
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