Sandama Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sandama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sandama (161) may also be a first name.

Sandama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandama (Bengali: সান্দামা, Hindi: संदामा, Marathi: सांदमा, Oriya: ସାାମା) occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sandama are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sandama is also the 722,635th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 161 people.

The last name Sandama is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 428,376. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 73 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 22 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent are found. Other than Zambia this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandama in the Marathi language
सांदमाsandama-
Sandama in the Oriya language
ସାାମାsaama84.62
ପଧାନpadhana15.38
Sandama in the Hindi language
संदामाsandama60
संदमाsandama20
सान्दमाsandama10
सांदमाsandama10
Sandama in the Bengali language
সান্দামাsandama40
সানদামাsanadama40
সানধামাsanadhama20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sandama
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