Samanya Surname
Approximately 12,916 people bear this surname
Samanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12,043 | 1:3,242 | 571 |
| Thailand | 417 | 1:169,397 | 27,281 |
| Kenya | 318 | 1:145,220 | 11,656 |
| Tanzania | 70 | 1:756,309 | 41,721 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Samanya (1,389) may also be a first name.
Samanya Demographics
Samanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Samanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samanya (Hindi: समन्या, Marathi: समंया, Oriya: ସାମାନଯ୍) is found most in Uganda. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samanya? popularity and diffusion
Samanya is the 40,560th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 564,226 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Samanya are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 209,948th most common given name internationally, held by 1,389 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 12,043 people, or 1 in 3,242. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Bugiri District, where 11 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 9 percent are found and Busia District, where 8 percent are found. Beside Uganda Samanya exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Samanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମାନଯ୍ | samanay | 66.67 |
| ସାମାନ | samana | 33.33 |
| Samanya in the Marathi language | ||
| समंया | samanya | 47.37 |
| सामन्या | saman'ya | 23.68 |
| समान्या | saman'ya | 10.53 |
| समन्या | saman'ya | 10.53 |
| समण्या | samanya | 5.26 |
| समाण्या | samanya | 2.63 |
| Samanya in the Hindi language | ||
| समन्या | saman'ya | 41.67 |
| समान्या | saman'ya | 25 |
| सामान्य | saman'ya | 8.33 |
| समन्य | saman'ya | 8.33 |
| सामानया | samanaya | 8.33 |
| सामन्य | saman'ya | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Samanya
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