Saamon Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Saamon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Saamon (7) may also be a first name.
Saamon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saamon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saamon is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamon? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Saamon live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saamon is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name Saamon is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Saamon is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 50 percent are found and Oyo, where 50 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Saamon
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