Sarambe Surname

83,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sarambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5,7051:3,217405
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

The alternate forms: Sarambé (4) are calculated separately.

Sarambe (59) may also be a first name.

Sarambe Last Name Facts

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

Sarambe (Marathi: सारंबे) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Sarambé. Click here for further possible spellings of Sarambe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarambe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 83,621st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,259,078 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sarambe live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most common first name globally, held by 59 people.

The last name Sarambe is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 5,705 people, or 1 in 3,217. In Burkina Faso Sarambe is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 59 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 15 percent live and Nord Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sarambe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sarambe in the Marathi language
सारंबेsarambe50
सरलाsarala50

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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 Sarambe
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