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 found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sampao is the 312,624th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. The last name Sampao is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Sampao are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sampao is also the 531,524th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 279 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 83,207. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kajiado County, where 67 percent live, Narok County, where 32 percent live and Makueni County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 34 percent live and The Philippines, where 18 percent live.

Sampao Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name 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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