Samarghitan Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Samarghitan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samarghitan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1531:131,22814,297
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Sămărghițan (5) & Sămărghiţan (4) are calculated separately.

Samarghitan Last Name Facts

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

Samarghitan is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Sămărghițan or Sămărghiţan. Click here for further possible spellings of Samarghitan.

How Common Is The Last Name Samarghitan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Samarghitan reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 131,228. In Romania Samarghitan is most prevalent in: Mureș County, where 95 percent reside, Bihor County, where 3 percent reside and Alba County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania Samarghitan exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samarghitan
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