Samakli Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
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The Samakli surname means 'one from the place of the fisher-men'. It comes from Arabic sammāk (سَمّاك), meaning 'fish-monger', Ottoman Turkish semmāk (سماك), meaning 'fisher-man' and -lı, meaning 'from a place'.
Read More About This SurnameSamakli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Samakli Surname Meaning
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The Samakli surname means 'one from the place of the fisher-men'. It comes from Arabic sammāk (سَمّاك), meaning 'fish-monger', Ottoman Turkish semmāk (سماك), meaning 'fisher-man' and -lı, meaning 'from a place'. This name was thus translated into Greek and is prevalent in the Eastern Aegean in places, i.e. Imbros, Tenedos, Lemnos etc. This co-insides with the area over which much Ottoman control was exerted. It is likely that fishing has make up much of the economy of these islands.
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Where Does The Last Name Samakli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samakli is found most in Turkey. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samakli? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,323,005th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Samakli occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Samakli reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
The last name Samakli is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,683,497. In Turkey Samakli is primarily concentrated in: Sanliurfa Province, where 97 percent reside and Burdur Province, where 3 percent reside. Other than Turkey Samakli occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 14 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaklis | 93 | 66 | / |
| Siamakli | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shamakli | 93 | 1 | / |
| Somakli | 86 | 75 | / |
| Çamakli | 86 | 28 | / |
| Samaikla | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samakkla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamakla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jamaaklis | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shahmakly | 75 | 1 | / |
| Çomakli | 71 | 624 | / |
| Samacla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamakle | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samaqula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohmakle | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soumaikla | 63 | 9 | / |
| Chamaquli | 63 | 9 | / |
| Shamoukhly | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cemekli | 57 | 24 | / |
| Somacle | 57 | 1 | / |
| Somokla | 57 | 1 | / |
| Samocler | 53 | 11 | / |
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