Sameta Surname
Approximately 742 people bear this surname
Sameta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 386 | 1:41,062 | 4,036 |
| India | 163 | 1:4,705,923 | 120,533 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
Sameta (423) may also be a first name.
Sameta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sameta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﺔ, Hindi: समेता, Marathi: समेटा, Oriya: ସେମତା, Russian: Самета) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameta? popularity and diffusion
It is the 456,246th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,821,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Sameta reside; 52 percent reside in Southern Africa and 52 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 417,739th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 423 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 386 people, or 1 in 41,062. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 31 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 30 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 29 percent are found. Barring Zambia Sameta occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameta in the Oriya language | ||
| ସେମତା | semata | - |
| Sameta in the Hindi language | ||
| समेता | sameta | 96.26 |
| सामेता | sameta | 2.8 |
| सामेटा | sameta | 0.93 |
| Sameta in the Marathi language | ||
| समेटा | sameta | 90.24 |
| शामला | samala | 2.44 |
| सामेता | sameta | 2.44 |
| मेटा | meta | 2.44 |
| समीता | samita | 1.22 |
| समेता | sameta | 1.22 |
| Sameta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﺔ | smt | 50 |
| ﺳﻤﺖ | smt | 50 |
| Sameta in the Russian language | ||
| Самета | sameta | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sameta
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