Sameyi Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sameyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sameyi (9) may also be a first name.
Sameyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sameyi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sameyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sameyi is the 7,593,402nd most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sameyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sameyi live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 9 people.
The surname Sameyi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 17 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 Sameyi
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