Samayoa Surname
Approximately 41,635 people bear this surname
Samayoa Surname Definition:
Variant of the Basque surname Zamalloa which comes from "ama" - oak or holm plantation - plus two suffixes of abundance "-lo" and "-oa" with the prothetic S (Z). Name of place in Mondragón, Guipúzcoa, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina.
Read More About This SurnameSamayoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala | 32,503 | 1:495 | 87 |
| Mexico | 3,751 | 1:33,091 | 2,042 |
| United States | 2,341 | 1:154,831 | 15,848 |
| El Salvador | 1,975 | 1:3,212 | 417 |
| Honduras | 303 | 1:29,097 | 977 |
| Nicaragua | 282 | 1:21,351 | 1,002 |
| Argentina | 137 | 1:311,996 | 24,829 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Belize | 72 | 1:4,937 | 872 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Costa Rica | 35 | 1:136,573 | 2,034 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Samayoa (17) may also be a first name.
Samayoa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variant of the Basque surname Zamalloa which comes from "ama" - oak or holm plantation - plus two suffixes of abundance "-lo" and "-oa" with the prothetic S (Z). Name of place in Mondragón, Guipúzcoa, Colombia, Ecuador, and Argentina.
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Samayoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samayoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samayoa is found most frequently in Guatemala. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samayoa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samayoa is the 13,425th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 175,034 people. The surname Samayoa is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Samayoa are found; 85 percent are found in Central America and 84 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Samayoa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.
The last name Samayoa is most numerous in Guatemala, where it is held by 32,503 people, or 1 in 495. In Guatemala it is most numerous in: Huehuetenango Department, where 37 percent are found, Guatemala Department, where 27 percent are found and Quetzaltenango Department, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Guatemala this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Samayoa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Samayoa surname are 40.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Samayoa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 4.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,490 per year; in United States they earn 12.52% less than the national average, earning $37,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.56% less than the national average, earning $41,455 CAD per year.
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