Samadan Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Samadan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samadan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4081:248,13337,228
Cameroon1151:180,60119,028
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
India321:23,970,793327,222
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Šamadan (166) are calculated separately.

Samadan (506) may also be a first name.

Samadan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samadan (Hindi: समदां, Marathi: समाधान, Oriya: ସମାଦାନ) is found most frequently in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms: Šamadan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samadan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 509,669th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Samadan are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 376,409th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 506 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 248,133. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 68 percent live, National Capital Region, where 14 percent live and Central Luzon, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Philippines Samadan exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Samadan Last Name Statistics demography

Samadan earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 27.28% less than the national average, earning $36,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samadan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samadan in the Hindi language
समदांsamadam77.66
समदंsamadam6.38
समदनsamadana5.32
समादनsamadana3.19
समदानsamadana2.13
सामदानsamadana2.13
समादानsamadana2.13
समदाँsamadam1.06
Samadan in the Marathi language
समाधानsamadhana77.12
समादानsamadana14.41
समाधनsamadhana2.54
शामरावsamarava0.85
समधानsamadhana0.85
शमरावsamarava0.85
समदाणsamadana0.85
समदनsamadana0.85
समदंsamadam0.85
Samadan in the Oriya language
ସମାଦାନsamadana40
ସମଦନ୍samadan20
ସମଦନsamadana20
ସାମଡନsamadana20

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