Shanel Sambo
There are approximately 1 people named Shanel Sambo living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Shanel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sambo. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Shanel
2.4K
Alive today
Named Sambo
466
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 2.4K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1991
Average age: 33
Top Census group: Black or African American (54.2%)
Estimated bearers: 466
Rarity: Very Rare
Census rank: #54,736
Per 100K: 0.14
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (36.5%)
First name trend
Shanel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Shanel. The peak year was 1991 with 100 births. The average person named Shanel today is 33 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Shanel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Shanel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Black or African American at 54.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Shanel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Shanel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Black or African American54.2% · 1,252
- White19.4% · 449
- Hispanic or Latino15.1% · 349
- Two or more races5.8% · 135
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 95
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 30
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sambo surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sambo, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 36.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Sambo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Sambo at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander36.5% · 148
- Black or African American27.6% · 112
- White22.2% · 90
- Hispanic or Latino7.6% · 31
- Two or more races3.9% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.2% · 9
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Shanel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0007% of the US population, based on 2,399 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Shanel right now.
The surname Sambo appears at a rate of 0.14 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0001%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Shanel Sambo. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Shanel Sambo: questions and answers
How many people are named Shanel Sambo?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Shanel Sambo. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0007%) with the surname frequency (0.14 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Shanel Sambo?
We classify Shanel Sambo as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Shanel a male or female name?
Shanel is predominantly female. Out of 2,515 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Shanel profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Shanel Sambo?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.