Sameš Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Sameš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 118 | 1:90,114 | 15,013 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Sames (1,885), Sameş (1) & Sameș (1) are calculated separately.
Sameš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sameš occurs in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Sames, Sameş or Sameș. Click here for other possible spellings of Sameš.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameš? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,478,479th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sameš are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 90,114. In Czechia it is primarily found in: Liberec Region, where 31 percent are found, Central Bohemian Region, where 24 percent are found and Hradec Králové Region, where 8 percent are found. Besides Czechia Sameš exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 10 percent are found and Serbia, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Sameš
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