Sandema Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Sandema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia911:174,17511,962
Namibia871:27,6944,331
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sandema (14) may also be a first name.

Sandema Last Name Facts

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

Sandema (Hindi: सन्देमा) occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sandema click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandema? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sandema is the 1,163,787th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sandema reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 174,175. In Zambia Sandema is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 51 percent live, Western Province, where 47 percent live and Southern Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Zambia it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 42 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sandema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandema in the Hindi language
सन्देमाsandema-

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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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  • 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 Sandema
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