Samakayi Surname
Approximately 2,827 people bear this surname
Samakayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,752 | 1:5,759 | 695 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Samakayi (11) may also be a first name.
Samakayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samakayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samakayi is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samakayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 155,131st most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,577,837 people. The surname Samakayi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samakayi live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
Samakayi is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 2,752 people, or 1 in 5,759. In Zambia Samakayi is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 68 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samakayid | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samakai | 93 | 245 | / |
| Samakay | 93 | 28 | / |
| Samakaya | 88 | 98 | / |
| Shamakay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Siamakaye | 82 | 15 | / |
| Samaskaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Şamakay | 80 | 29 | / |
| Samakau | 80 | 14 | / |
| Samokai | 80 | 13 | / |
| Samakie | 80 | 10 | / |
| Samakaa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samacay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Samakae | 80 | 4 | / |
| Samacai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somakai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samakey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samakoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samayskaya | 78 | 3 | / |
| Shamakhaya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samakoya | 75 | 21 | / |
| Samakkij | 75 | 4 | / |
| Samakuya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Samakkei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Samakhae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samakkae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samakieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamakau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samakija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamayskaya | 74 | 26 | / |
| Sammakieh | 71 | 280 | / |
| Sammakiea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siamakuua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siamakoyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamakhae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamakeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamakhieh | 67 | 286 | / |
| Samokoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Samakou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samakee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Samosskaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samacau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samoškaitė | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samoyskaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samakeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shamakhiya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamakoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samacaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamakau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somakkaiah | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samakayi
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