Samakun Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Samakun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samakun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Samakun (189) may also be a first name.

Samakun Last Name Facts

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

Samakun occurs more in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samakun? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Samakun is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Samakun are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Tai-Asia. Samakun is also the 661,310th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 189 people.

This surname is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 10,091,192. In Thailand Samakun is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 57 percent are found, Lampang Province, where 14 percent are found and Phrae Province, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Thailand it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 40 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.

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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
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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 Samakun
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