Sombra Surname

60,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Sombra Surname User-submission:

The Sombra surname derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for 'shadow'. This surname is virtually nonexistent in Spain. It is most commonly found in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.

Sombra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,0551:52,7932,028
Mexico2,1641:57,3602,790
Argentina1,7531:24,3832,037
Philippines1351:749,91374,028
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Ecuador821:193,9747,761
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
India81:95,883,173728,828
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sombra (472) may also be a first name.

Sombra Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sombra surname derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for 'shadow'. This surname is virtually nonexistent in Spain. It is most commonly found in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.

- albanopirino

Sombra Last Name Facts

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

Sombra (Hindi: सोमबरा, Oriya: ଶବର, Russian: Сомбра) is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sombra? popularity and diffusion

Sombra is the 60,036th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 867,875 people. Sombra is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sombra reside; 70 percent reside in South America and 48 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 391,811th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 472 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 4,055 people, or 1 in 52,793. In Brazil Sombra is mostly concentrated in: Ceará, where 50 percent are found, Amazonas, where 13 percent are found and Acre, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 21 percent are found.

Sombra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sombra has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sombra last name grew 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sombra Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sombra earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 46.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,357 per year and in United States they earn 49.88% less than the national average, earning $21,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sombrea92328/
Sgombra9249/
Sombray9243/
Sombras9232/
Sombrah9219/
Sombhra923/
Sombrau921/
Soumbra921/
Szombra921/
Sombraz921/
Zombra833,825/
Sambra83499/
Sombro83129/
Sombre8386/
Jombra8377/
Sumbra8360/
Combra8351/
Sembra8341/
Sombry8319/
Sombri8314/
Sombré8314/
Sonbra833/
Sombrio772,378/
Shambra77341/
Sombret77267/
Siembra77188/
Ziombra77114/
Sambray77112/
Sumbrai7749/
Sambrea7741/
Combray7739/
Sambrat7734/
Sembray7725/
Sombres7720/
Saambra7713/
Sambrai779/
Sombrey779/
Sumbrah778/
Sombrot778/
Soumbre778/
Sambhra777/
Sambrad775/
Zoumbra774/
Coymbra773/
Coumbra773/
Sambras773/
Sgombri773/
Sombris773/
Jombhra772/
Coímbra772/
Shembra772/
Giombra772/
Sembrai772/
Sambrah771/
Sambrau771/
Zsambra771/
Sombroo771/
Soumbri771/
Zombras771/
Sombrid771/
Sembrea771/
Sumbrea771/
Coïmbra771/
Shumbra770/
Shombre770/
Schembra71180/
Dziombra71130/
Combreau71109/
Scambray71105/
Shambray7177/
Schambra7132/
Sambraus7115/
Shombrot714/
Sambhrat712/
Shambrai712/
Sambraya711/
Shambrat711/
Coimbraa711/
Coimbrra711/
Coimmbra711/
Zombre679,828/
Cambra676,091/
Zambra674,473/
Sambre67911/
Sambri67488/
Zombro67352/
Sumbry67341/
Sumbri67223/
Sambro67150/
Zembra6781/
Sumbre6768/
Jambra6748/
Zombri6741/
Zombré6710/
Zumbra678/
Conbra677/
Sambró674/
Xambra674/
Shanmbray672/
Sembro672/
Combro672/
Sonbre672/
Sonbro672/
Sambry672/
Sanbra671/
Zombry671/
Sammbratt671/
Sumbro671/

Sombra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sombra in the Hindi language
सोमबराsomabara-
Sombra in the Oriya language
ଶବରsabara45.45
େସାଂବାesamba18.18
ଓରାମorama9.09
ସମରାsamara9.09
ବାେbae9.09
କମାରkamara9.09
Sombra in the Russian language
Сомбраsombra-

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