Samashvili Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Samashvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samashvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia2641:14,1882,904
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Ossetia21:26,7161,073
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samashvili Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samashvili (Georgian: სამაშვილი, Russian: Самашвили) is borne by more people in Georgia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samashvili? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samashvili is the 950,707th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Samashvili occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Samashvili live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

It is most prevalent in Georgia, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 14,188. In Georgia it is most prevalent in: Mtskheta-Mtianeti, where 45 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 34 percent are found and Kvemo Kartli, where 11 percent are found. Not including Georgia Samashvili occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent are found and South Ossetia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samashvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samashvili in the Georgian language
სამაშვილიsamashvili-
Samashvili in the Russian language
Самашвилиsamasvili-

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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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