Samangani Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Samangani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 163 | 1:471,058 | 28,585 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Samangani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samangani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samangani occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samangani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samangani is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Samangani are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 471,058. In Iran it is most numerous in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 62 percent are found, Kermanshah Province, where 12 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 9 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samhangani | 95 | 1 | / |
| Samangoni | 89 | 5 | / |
| Somangani | 89 | 2 | / |
| Samangana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Saimangana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shamang'ana | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zamangane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samoungana | 74 | 16 | / |
| Shamangona | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chamongoni | 63 | 9 | / |
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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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- 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 Samangani
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