Samakong Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Samakong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samakong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Samakong (7) may also be a first name.

Samakong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samakong is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samakong? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samakong is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Samakong reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Samakong is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 50,619,112. In The Philippines it is most common in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 50 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 50 percent live. Barring The Philippines this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 25 percent live and Thailand, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammakong9448/
Samekong8843/
Samokong885/
Samaikang822/
Semakhong821/
Chamakong821/
Somekong7528/
Samekang757/
Somokong751/
Somakang751/
Camacong751/
Chomakong7131/
Zamakonke711/
Soumekong711/
Shomekong711/
Sohmekong711/
Somakhaeng675/
Samacanc631/

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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 Samakong
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