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
The surname Samatanga occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samatanga? popularity and diffusion
Samatanga is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Samatanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Samatanga reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Samatanga is most widely held in Zambia, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 440,276. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Western Province, where 53 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 42 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Zambia this surname occurs 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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