Samanana Surname
Approximately 360 people bear this surname
Samanana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 357 | 1:44,398 | 4,301 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samanana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samanana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samanana is most common in Zambia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samanana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 785,023rd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Samanana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 44,398. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 62 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent are found and Western Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Zambia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samananga | 94 | 5 | / |
| Samangana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samananai | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samananad | 94 | 1 | / |
| Saimangana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samanganga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samanani | 88 | 2,521 | / |
| Samanane | 88 | 87 | / |
| Camanana | 88 | 4 | / |
| Semanana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Zamanana | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamanani | 82 | 297 | / |
| Shamanena | 82 | 90 | / |
| Samananiy | 82 | 23 | / |
| Samannani | 82 | 7 | / |
| Samananij | 82 | 4 | / |
| Samananid | 82 | 3 | / |
| Soumanana | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shamanane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jamanaina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sammanani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samananyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samanange | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamanano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shomanana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jammanana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samananey | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samanangou | 78 | 19 | / |
| Shamangona | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samhangani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Somanani | 75 | 193 | / |
| Zomanana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jomanana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samenano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samanongo | 71 | 126 | / |
| Chamanani | 71 | 45 | / |
| Samangoni | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zamanhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamananij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhamanano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoungana | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sammanonot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soumananou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samanana
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