Samatanga Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Samatanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 36 | 1:440,276 | 20,880 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Samatanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samatanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samatanga is most common in Zambia. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samatanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Samatanga reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 440,276. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 53 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 42 percent live and North-Western Province, where 3 percent live. Not including Zambia it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent live and Namibia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamatanga | 95 | 572 | / |
| Shamatanga | 95 | 236 | / |
| Samatana | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sammatana | 89 | 5 | / |
| Siamatana | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sametanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samatanad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samathanai | 84 | 5 | / |
| Samathanap | 84 | 4 | / |
| Samatthana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shametanga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shamatangi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samatano | 82 | 1 | / |
| Somatanai | 78 | 22 | / |
| Samataney | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sommatana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Somatanaj | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samatongi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saumaitoga | 74 | 4 | / |
| Samoshtana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Siamatongo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samathagoud | 70 | 1 | / |
| Shamatona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shemetango | 63 | 2 | / |
| Zamatona | 59 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Samatanga
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis