Samaf Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Samaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397

Samaf (11) may also be a first name.

Samaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samaf (Hindi: समाफ, Marathi: समाह) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samaf is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Samaf live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Samaf is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 8,816,613. In Indonesia Samaf is mostly found in: West Java, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saumaf9122/
Shamaf915/
Sammaf914/
Samafe911/
Samadf911/
Sammadf831/
Samab80230/
Samav80107/
Samaw8011/
Semaf806/
Somaf804/
Shammahf771/
Samaiv73210/
Samova73146/
Samaph7390/
Samoff7381/
Shomaf7371/
Samabh7336/
Samowa7326/
Samaib7323/
Siamof7313/
Samauv7310/
Saimab739/
Shamab737/
Samhof736/
Samaab735/
Soumaf732/
Seamab732/
Saymab732/
Saemaw732/
Zammaf732/
Samaub731/
Sameaw731/
Saimaw731/
Saamab731/
Samaaw731/
Samaww731/
Sammav731/
Samouf731/
Shamav731/
Scamaw730/
Shamova674,085/
Saimova67297/
Cammauf6791/
Saymova6743/
Shamoff6712/
Saumova6711/
Soumahf679/
Saamova677/
Samaubh677/
Samhoff677/
Siamowa675/
Shamaib674/
Saimaab671/
Shamaab671/
Saumabh671/
Sammabh671/
Shaemof671/
Chaumaf671/
Shamahv671/
Shamaiv671/
Samahab671/
Samadph671/
Shamowa671/
Samaaiv671/
Samauph671/
Sammaph671/
Schamab671/

Samaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samaf in the Hindi language
समाफsamapha-
Samaf in the Marathi language
समाहsamaha-

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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 Samaf
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