Sameke Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Sameke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Sameké (5) & Saméké (2) are calculated separately.
Sameke (28) may also be a first name.
Sameke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sameke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻜﻰ) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Sameké or Saméké. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,286,243rd most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Sameke are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 28 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 203,135. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 54 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in New Caledonia, where 35 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻜﻰ | smky | 20 |
| ﺻﻤﻜﻲ | smky | 20 |
| ﺳﻤﻚ | smk | 10 |
| ﺻﻤﻚ | smk | 10 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﺎﻛﻰ | samaky | 10 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﻜﻲ | samky | 10 |
| ﺍﺻﻤﻚ | asmk | 10 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﻜﻰ | samky | 10 |
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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 Sameke
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