Samarqand Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Samarqand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Samarqand (457) may also be a first name.
Samarqand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarqand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samarqand occurs most in Uzbekistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarqand? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Samarqand live; 67 percent live in Central Asia and 67 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Samarqand is also the 399,588th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 457 people.
This surname is most common in Uzbekistan, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 7,732,286. Beside Uzbekistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samarkand | 89 | 196 | / |
| Samarkan | 82 | 45 | / |
| Samarkhan | 78 | 118 | / |
| Samerkand | 78 | 4 | / |
| Shamarkan | 78 | 3 | / |
| Samarkkan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samarkgan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samarkandova | 76 | 1 | / |
| Shamarkhan | 74 | 23 | / |
| Samarcam | 71 | 12 | / |
| Samorkan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samarkon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samarkanova | 70 | 199 | / |
| Samarkhanova | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Samarkoon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shamarkanova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samarkone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samorkang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semerkand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samayrkon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamarkon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamarkhanova | 64 | 4 | / |
| Samorkhang | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zamarhkhan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samorkanova | 60 | 3 | / |
| Samorkhanova | 57 | 5 | / |
| Semerkant | 56 | 93 | / |
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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 Samarqand
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