Sandamu Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sandamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5381:98,4049,738
Zambia3331:47,5974,544
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sandamu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandamu is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandamu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 376,758th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 7,679,184 people. Sandamu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sandamu reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Sandamu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 538 people, or 1 in 98,404. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Arusha Region, where 70 percent reside, Manyara Region, where 28 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 35 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandamou939/
Shandamu931/
Sandhamu931/
Sandemu86235/
Candamu866/
Jandamu864/
Zandamu861/
Shandemu8024/
Chandamu804/
Zandamou801/
Chandamau751/

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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 Sandamu
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