Samaoun Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Samaoun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samaoun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902

Samaoun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samaoun occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaoun? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samaoun are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Samaoun is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,033,560. In Benin it is primarily found in: Collines Department, where 80 percent live, Donga Department, where 10 percent live and Littoral Department, where 10 percent live. Barring Benin Samaoun occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 23 percent live.

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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 Samaoun
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