Samanya Surname

40,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Samanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Samanya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,0431:3,242571
Thailand4171:169,39727,281
Kenya3181:145,22011,656
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
Botswana221:99,40615,343
India151:51,137,692512,385
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England61:9,286,343223,652
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
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Samanya (1,389) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Samanya Demographics

Samanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Samanya Last Name Facts

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

Samanya (Hindi: समन्या, Marathi: समंया, Oriya: ସାମାନଯ୍) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samanya? popularity and diffusion

Samanya is the 40,560th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 564,226 people. The last name Samanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Samanya live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Samanya is also the 209,948th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,389 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 12,043 people, or 1 in 3,242. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bugiri District, where 11 percent reside, Mayuge District, where 9 percent reside and Busia District, where 8 percent reside. Other than Uganda it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 3 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Samanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ssamanya93469/
Shamanya93140/
Siamanya93133/
Saamanya9315/
Samanyat938/
Samaanya938/
Sammanya936/
Samanyah932/
Samannya932/
Samainya931/
Saimanya931/
Samamnya931/
Samanyayi88144/
Ssaamanya887/
Siamaanya881/
Samanja861,005/
Samania86288/
Zamanya8634/
Samanea8629/
Samanyo8626/
Somanya8617/
Samonya8613/
Samanha867/
Sammania80215/
Shamonya8034/
Samaniah8027/
Samanjah8024/
Shamanja808/
Sammanea802/
Samainia801/
Samganja801/
Samanjay801/
Siamanja801/
Szamania801/
Samanjai801/
Samaña772/
Sammaniah7527/
Sammaneah752/
Chamhanya752/
Samanihad751/
Samanjhad751/
Sahmanija751/
Saimaniaz751/
Samaunjai751/
Chamaunya751/
Somagna71432/
Zamanja7130/
Zomanya7112/
Somania719/
Zamania715/
Samanjo714/
Shammanjah711/
Somanja711/
Samaneo711/
Samanho711/
Samanio711/
Zamanjah6727/
Soumagna6717/
Soumania6715/
Chamania6712/
Chamonya6712/
Samanhou679/
Somaniah678/
Samamjay676/
Zamaniha675/
Soumanja675/
Samanieo672/
Shomania671/
Sommania671/
Shahamatnia671/
Samanujjaha671/
Soumanha671/
Samanijo671/
Chamanja671/
Soumanea671/
Somaynia671/
Zamaneha671/
Zamannia671/
Somangia671/
Somanyoy671/
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Samanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samanya in the Oriya language
ସାମାନଯ୍samanay66.67
ସାମାନsamana33.33
Samanya in the Marathi language
समंयाsamanya47.37
सामन्याsaman'ya23.68
समान्याsaman'ya10.53
समन्याsaman'ya10.53
समण्याsamanya5.26
समाण्याsamanya2.63
Samanya in the Hindi language
समन्याsaman'ya41.67
समान्याsaman'ya25
सामान्यsaman'ya8.33
समन्यsaman'ya8.33
सामानयाsamanaya8.33
सामन्यsaman'ya8.33

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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 Samanya
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