Sam-An Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sam-An Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sam-An (15) may also be a first name.
Sam-An Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sam-An Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sam-An is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sam-An? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Sam-An are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sam-An is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name globally, borne by 15 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 20,247,645. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: National Capital Region, where 80 percent reside and Mimaropa, where 20 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Sam-An
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