Samayoa Surname

13,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

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.

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Samayoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala32,5031:49587
Mexico3,7511:33,0912,042
United States2,3411:154,83115,848
El Salvador1,9751:3,212417
Honduras3031:29,097977
Nicaragua2821:21,3511,002
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Canada841:438,63838,170
Belize721:4,937872
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Costa Rica351:136,5732,034
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Panama151:260,8176,584
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
England31:18,572,686338,250
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Samayoa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samayoa is more frequently found in Guatemala than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samayoa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samayoa is the 13,425th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 175,034 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Samayoa live; 85 percent live in Central America and 84 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Samayoa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 17 people.

It is most frequent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 32,503 people, or 1 in 495. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Huehuetenango Department, where 37 percent are found, Guatemala Department, where 27 percent are found and Quetzaltenango Department, where 6 percent are found. Other than Guatemala this surname 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 bearing the Samayoa last name are 40.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.91% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Samaiyoa932/
Samaiya86495/
Zamayoa86444/
Samayya8642/
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Hsammaeyo751/
Somaiya715,477/
Somayya711,533/
Samahae71261/
Samajay71186/
Samaiye71105/
Sahmaae7180/
Somayoi7145/
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Samaiia7113/
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Camayao715/
Jamaiya714/
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Samujay711/
Samejao711/
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Samijao711/
Camaiyo711/
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Samoyoi711/
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Soumaiya6737/
Saimueay6733/
Jammayya6730/
Samayiji6721/
Saymouaa6716/
Sommayya6714/
Zamaheya679/
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Saimouaa677/
Somaiyap674/
Samajhah674/
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Somaiyat673/
Cammayao672/
Sameeaay672/
Saimayye671/
Saumaiyy671/
Samaijai671/
Somaayya671/
Seemaiya671/
Siamaaja671/
Samoiyoo671/
Suimayya671/
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Soumaiyo671/
Soumayya671/
Saimauha671/
Sammoyao671/
Sammuyao671/
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Djamaiya671/
Samohyoy671/
Somayiah671/
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