Sameka Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Sameka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 28 | 1:20,715 | 4,044 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sameka (327) may also be a first name.
Sameka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sameka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﻜﻪ, Marathi: सामेका) is more commonly found in The Solomon Islands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,943,350th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. Sameka occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Sameka reside; 55 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 484,932nd most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 327 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 20,715. In The Solomon Islands it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Territory, where 50 percent reside and Malaita Province, where 50 percent reside. Apart from The Solomon Islands Sameka is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Venezuela, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﻜﻪ | smkh | - |
| Sameka in the Marathi language | ||
| सामेका | sameka | - |
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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
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- 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 Sameka
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