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 found most in Zambia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samatanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,237,939th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Samatanga live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 440,276. In Zambia Samatanga is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 53 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 42 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside and Namibia, where 3 percent reside.
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 | / |
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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 Samatanga
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