Samaniega Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Samaniega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samaniega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1411:880,32812,251
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Samaniega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samaniega occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaniega? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samaniega is the 1,290,735th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. Samaniega is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Samaniega reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

The last name Samaniega is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 880,328. In Mexico Samaniega is primarily concentrated in: Nayarit, where 74 percent live, Jalisco, where 11 percent live and Sinaloa, where 4 percent live. Beside Mexico this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 1 percent live.

Samaniega Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Samaniega are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Samaniega earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.

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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 Samaniega
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