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 more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Samanana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samanana? popularity and diffusion
Samanana is the 785,023rd most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Samanana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 357 people, or 1 in 44,398. In Zambia Samanana is mostly concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 62 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Western Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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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