Samakanda Surname
Approximately 185 people bear this surname
Samakanda Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 156 | 1:101,602 | 8,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
Samakanda (33) may also be a first name.
Samakanda Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samakanda Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samakanda is found most in Zambia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samakanda? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,248,410th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samakanda are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Samakanda is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 33 people.
It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 101,602. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 53 percent are found, North-Western Province, where 26 percent are found and Southern Province, where 17 percent are found. Besides Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamakanda | 95 | 199 | / |
| Siamakanda | 95 | 114 | / |
| Samakande | 89 | 1,415 | / |
| Samakando | 89 | 55 | / |
| Samakandi | 89 | 14 | / |
| Zamakanda | 89 | 2 | / |
| Camakanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samekanda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samakonda | 89 | 1 | / |
| Siamakando | 84 | 198 | / |
| Chamakanda | 84 | 146 | / |
| Shamakando | 84 | 6 | / |
| Sammakonda | 84 | 4 | / |
| Siamakonda | 84 | 1 | / |
| Siamakande | 84 | 1 | / |
| Chamakhanda | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samakonde | 78 | 191 | / |
| Samakondi | 78 | 88 | / |
| Zemakanda | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samakondo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sammaskandeh | 76 | 8 | / |
| Siamakondo | 74 | 110 | / |
| Shamakondo | 74 | 42 | / |
| Shamakonde | 74 | 1 | / |
| Siamakonde | 74 | 1 | / |
| Zamakhande | 74 | 1 | / |
| Jomakonda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamakonde | 63 | 29 | / |
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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 Samakanda
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