El Samhan Surname

458,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kuwait
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Samhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Samhan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kuwait5401:7,038984
Jordan1801:49,1254,983
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

El Samhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Samhan occurs more in Kuwait more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Samhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname El Samhan is the 458,119th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,874,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Samhan reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname El Samhan is most widespread in Kuwait, where it is borne by 540 people, or 1 in 7,038. Apart from Kuwait this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 24 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Saman941,508/
El Samman896,968/
El Samaan89403/
El Seaman8927/
El Samant891/
El Zaman821,936/
El-Saman82428/
El Sanan824/
El Samam821/
El Seman821/
El-Samman78643/
El Sannan789/
El Samoun788/
El Semman787/
El-Samaan782/
El Zamanq781/
El Shammam74526/
El Shannam748/
El Sannane741/
El Sanam719/
El-Sanan714/
El Joman714/
El Zouman67164/
El Zhamam674/
El Zeyman671/
El Sanein671/
El Zanan591/
El Zanoon564/
El Zannan564/
El-Djouman531/
El-Hsannein501/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 El Samhan
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