Abu Samaan Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Abu Samaan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 175 | 1:25,993 | 3,695 |
| Israel | 47 | 1:182,077 | 18,133 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Abu Samaan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Samaan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abu Samaan occurs most in Palestine. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Samaan? popularity and diffusion
Abu Samaan is the 1,095,216th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abu Samaan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Levant.
The surname Abu Samaan is most frequently occurring in Palestine, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 25,993. In Palestine it is primarily found in: Gaza Governorate, where 55 percent reside, North Gaza Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Jerusalem Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Other than Palestine it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 21 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Saman | 95 | 17 | / |
| Abou Samaan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abu Samhan | 90 | 392 | / |
| Abu-Samaan | 90 | 239 | / |
| Abu Samman | 90 | 215 | / |
| Abu Jamaan | 90 | 155 | / |
| Abu Shaman | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu Shaiman | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abu Seman | 84 | 328 | / |
| Abu Zaman | 84 | 169 | / |
| Abu Jaman | 84 | 14 | / |
| Abu-Saman | 84 | 1 | / |
| Abu Samoon | 80 | 5 | / |
| Abu Shoman | 80 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Samhan | 80 | 3 | / |
| Abu Shamoun | 76 | 34 | / |
| Abou-Semaan | 76 | 7 | / |
| Abu Joman | 74 | 4 | / |
| Abu Jamamh | 70 | 1 | / |
| Abou-Chamoun | 55 | 2 | / |
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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 Abu Samaan
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