Sanbu Surname
Approximately 2,953 people bear this surname
Sanbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,765 | 1:46,237 | 3,848 |
| Thailand | 165 | 1:428,111 | 74,983 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Sanbu (266) may also be a first name.
Sanbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanbu (Hindi: संबू, Marathi: संबू) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanbu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 149,578th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,467,845 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sanbu live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 545,281st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 266 people.
This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 2,765 people, or 1 in 46,237. In Japan it is primarily found in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 38 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 18 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 11 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanbu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanbu in the Hindi language | ||
| संबू | sambu | 50 |
| सन्बू | sanbu | 25 |
| संबु | sambu | 25 |
| Sanbu in the Marathi language | ||
| संबू | sambu | 50 |
| संभु | sambhu | 25 |
| संबु | sambu | 25 |
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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 Sanbu
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