Samakai Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Samakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 225 | 1:70,444 | 6,147 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Samakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samakai (Hindi: समकाई, Marathi: सामकाई) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samakai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,028,911th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Samakai live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Samakai is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 70,444. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Copperbelt Province, where 39 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Zambia Samakai occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Angola, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samakai in the Hindi language | ||
| समकाई | samaka'i | - |
| Samakai in the Marathi language | ||
| सामकाई | samaka'i | - |
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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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- 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 Samakai
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