Samake Surname
Approximately 294,249 people bear this surname
Samake Surname User-submission:
Samaké is a West African surname of Bamana/Mandé origin, most common in Mali. It is traditionally associated with a hunter lineage, and in several Mandé traditions the name is linked to families known for bravery, bush‑craft, and protection of the community.
Read More About This SurnameSamake Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 272,465 | 1:62 | 15 |
| Ivory Coast | 13,771 | 1:1,675 | 166 |
| Guinea | 3,360 | 1:3,522 | 190 |
| Senegal | 1,994 | 1:7,312 | 326 |
| France | 902 | 1:73,639 | 10,311 |
| Burkina Faso | 701 | 1:26,180 | 1,601 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Mauritania | 122 | 1:33,564 | 2,716 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Zambia | 16 | 1:990,620 | 29,787 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
The alternate forms: Samaké (5,516) & Samakè (1) are calculated separately.
Samake (1,987) may also be a first name.
Samake Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Samaké is a West African surname of Bamana/Mandé origin, most common in Mali. It is traditionally associated with a hunter lineage, and in several Mandé traditions the name is linked to families known for bravery, bush‑craft, and protection of the community. The name is often connected to the Kamara/Camara clan group through ancient Mandé social structures.
- jakep2Samake Demographics
Average Samake Salary in
United States
$29,176 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Samake Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samake Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samake (Arabic: سماكه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﺎﻛﻰ, Marathi: समके, Russian: Самаке) occurs more in Mali more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Samaké or Samakè. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samake? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samake is the 1,861st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,767 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Samake live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 169,657th most numerous given name in the world, held by 1,987 people.
The last name is most numerous in Mali, where it is held by 272,465 people, or 1 in 62. Excluding Mali this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside and Guinea, where 1 percent reside.
Samake Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Samake surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Samake earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 32.38% less than the national average, earning $29,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.1% less than the national average, earning $44,667 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samake Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samake in the Marathi language | ||
| समके | samake | - |
| Samake in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻣﺎﻛﻰ | samaky | 21.43 |
| ﺳﻤﺎﻛﻲ | smaky | 13.27 |
| ﺳﻤﺎﻛﻰ | smaky | 10.2 |
| ﺻﻤﻜﻲ | smky | 7.14 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﻜﻰ | samky | 6.12 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﻜﻰ | samky | 6.12 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﺎﻛﻲ | samaky | 5.1 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﺎﻛﻰ | samaky | 5.1 |
| ﺻﻤﻜﻰ | smky | 4.08 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﻜﻲ | samky | 3.06 |
| ﺻﻤﺎﻛﻰ | smaky | 3.06 |
| ﺻﻤﻜﻪ | smkh | 2.04 |
| ﺳﻤﻚ | smk | 2.04 |
| ﺳﻤﻜﻰ | smky | 2.04 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﻜﻲ | samky | 1.02 |
| ﺳﻤﻜﻪ | smkh | 1.02 |
| ﺳﻤﺎﻛﺎ | smaka | 1.02 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﺎﻙ | samak | 1.02 |
| ﺻﻤﺎﻛﻲ | smaky | 1.02 |
| ﺳﻤﺎﻛﻪ | smakh | 1.02 |
| Samake in the Russian language | ||
| Самаке | samake | - |
| Samake in the Arabic language | ||
| سماكه | smakh | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Samake
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis