Samcan Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Samcan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
Samcan (15) may also be a first name.
Samcan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samcan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samcan is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samcan? popularity and diffusion
Samcan is the 2,808,717th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Samcan reside; 88 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 15 people.
It is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 2,664,164. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Mimaropa, where 100 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 13 percent live and Cambodia, where 8 percent live.
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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 Samcan
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