Samarkand Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Samarkand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 98 | 1:315,603 | 8,608 |
| Afghanistan | 73 | 1:440,455 | 5,912 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samarkand (209) may also be a first name.
Samarkand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarkand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samarkand (Georgian: სამარკანდ, Russian: Самарканд) is found most in Uzbekistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarkand? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,202,518th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Samarkand reside; 51 percent reside in Central Asia and 51 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 625,736th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 209 people.
The surname Samarkand is most widely held in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 315,603. Besides Uzbekistan this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 37 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarkandi | 95 | 732 | / |
| Samarkanda | 95 | 10 | / |
| Samarkandy | 95 | 1 | / |
| Samarikandi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Samargand | 89 | 11 | / |
| Samarqand | 89 | 6 | / |
| Samerkand | 89 | 4 | / |
| Samrkandy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samarkandova | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samargandi | 84 | 485 | / |
| Samarqandi | 84 | 249 | / |
| Samarkondi | 84 | 24 | / |
| Samrakandi | 84 | 14 | / |
| Samarqandy | 84 | 5 | / |
| Samargandy | 84 | 4 | / |
| Samarcande | 84 | 4 | / |
| Samarghand | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samar Qand | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samarkanta | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samarghandi | 80 | 1,088 | / |
| Samaragunda | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samarghandy | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samrgandi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samirqand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semerkand | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samaraqanade | 76 | 6 | / |
| Sumaracand | 74 | 15 | / |
| Samarqondi | 74 | 11 | / |
| Sumarkondi | 74 | 9 | / |
| Samirakant | 74 | 3 | / |
| Semerkandi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Zamarcanda | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samara Canedo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samara Candia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samaria Kanta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samaria Gonda | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samurganidi | 70 | 5 | / |
| Samarganata | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samirachand | 70 | 1 | / |
| Samirakanti | 70 | 1 | / |
| Semerkant | 67 | 93 | / |
Samarkand Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samarkand in the Georgian language | ||
| სამარკანდ | samarkand | - |
| Samarkand in the Russian language | ||
| Самарканд | samarkand | - |
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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 Samarkand
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