Samaouna Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Samaouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
Samaouna (167) may also be a first name.
Samaouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samaouna occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaouna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samaouna live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 708,111th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 167 people.
The last name Samaouna is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 581,576. In Niger Samaouna is primarily found in: Niamey Capital District, where 30 percent live, Dosso Region, where 21 percent live and Maradi Region, where 21 percent live. Other than Niger it exists in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samahouna | 94 | 525 | / |
| Samaona | 93 | 24 | / |
| Samouana | 88 | 202 | / |
| Samaonga | 88 | 152 | / |
| Samaoune | 88 | 7 | / |
| Samaonai | 88 | 5 | / |
| Samahona | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samayona | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chamaouna | 82 | 17 | / |
| Samaounou | 82 | 10 | / |
| Samahonga | 82 | 10 | / |
| Samoana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chamaona | 75 | 163 | / |
| Samahone | 75 | 41 | / |
| Samayoni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saumoana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samouane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samahongo | 71 | 359 | / |
| Chamahuna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chamaouni | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shamaoene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samoyueni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamaounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samooni | 67 | 359 | / |
| Samoano | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chamaounou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Samoane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samoani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shamooni | 63 | 24 | / |
| Samohano | 63 | 9 | / |
| Somaeina | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samohani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Somoana | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zamoano | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zamohano | 50 | 24 | / |
| Somohone | 50 | 1 | / |
| Somohono | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Samaouna
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