Samarkhan Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Mongolia

Samarkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samarkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan951:186,13217,630
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Samarkhan (95) may also be a first name.

Samarkhan Last Name Facts

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

Samarkhan (Georgian: სამარხან, Hindi: समरखान, Marathi: समरखान, Russian: Самархан) is found most in Kazakhstan. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samarkhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Samarkhan are found; 81 percent are found in Central Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Samarkhan is also the 974,243rd most common first name globally. It is borne by 95 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 186,132. In Kazakhstan Samarkhan is most frequent in: East Kazakhstan Region, where 37 percent reside, Almaty, where 24 percent reside and Almaty Region, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Kazakhstan it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mongolia, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samarkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samarkhan in the Georgian language
სამარხანsamarkhan-
Samarkhan in the Hindi language
समरखानsamarakhana-
Samarkhan in the Marathi language
समरखानsamarakhana85.71
शेरखानserakhana14.29
Samarkhan in the Russian language
Самарханsamarhan-

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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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  • 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 Samarkhan
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