Samarkan Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Samarkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samarkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samarkan (158) may also be a first name.

Samarkan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samarkan (Russian: Самаркан) is found most in Kazakhstan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samarkan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Samarkan is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Samarkan are found; 69 percent are found in Central Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Samarkan is also the 730,165th most widespread first name globally, held by 158 people.

Samarkan is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 631,518. In Kazakhstan it is most numerous in: East Kazakhstan Region, where 32 percent live, Almaty, where 29 percent live and Akmola Region, where 14 percent live. Barring Kazakhstan Samarkan is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 7 percent live.

Samarkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samarkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samarkan in the Russian language
Самарканsamarkan-

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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 Samarkan
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