Samaghan Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Scotland

Samaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India961:7,990,264168,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Samaghan (379) may also be a first name.

Samaghan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samaghan (Hindi: समघां, Marathi: समाघान, Oriya: ଶାମଘନ) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Samaghan.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samaghan is the 1,882,912th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samaghan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 445,512th most widely held forename on earth, held by 379 people.

The surname Samaghan is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 7,990,264. In India Samaghan is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 100 percent reside. Excluding India Samaghan is found in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samaghan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samaghan in the Hindi language
समघांsamagham92.31
समाघानsamaghana7.69
Samaghan in the Marathi language
समाघानsamaghana92
समाधानsamadhana4
पडघानpadaghana2
Samaghan in the Oriya language
ଶାମଘନsamaghana79.07
ସାମଘନsamaghana18.6
ଶାମଘନାଇଁsamaghana'im2.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samaghan
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