Samakin Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Samakin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samakin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1431:1,238,76149,638
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Samakin (21) may also be a first name.

Samakin Last Name Facts

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

Samakin (Hindi: समकीन, Oriya: ସମକିନ୍, Russian: Самакин) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samakin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samakin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,079,669th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Samakin are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 62 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samakin is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

The last name Samakin is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 1,238,761. In Nigeria Samakin is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 36 percent live, Ondo, where 33 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Samakin Last Name Statistics demography

Samakin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samakin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samakin in the Oriya language
ସମକିନ୍samakin-
Samakin in the Hindi language
समकीनsamakina50
समकिनsamakina12.5
समकिणsamakina12.5
सामकीनsamakina12.5
समाकीनsamakina12.5
Samakin in the Russian language
Самакинsamakin-

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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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  • 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 Samakin
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