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.
Samayoa Demographics
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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 occurs in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Samayoa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samayoa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,425th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 175,034 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Samayoa reside; 85 percent reside in Central America and 84 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Guatemala, where it is carried 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. Excluding Guatemala this surname exists 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 last name 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 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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