Samikan Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Samikan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samikan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen551:480,46010,691
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Samikan (291) may also be a first name.

Samikan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samikan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Samikan (Hindi: समीकन) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samikan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samikan are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 517,703rd most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 291 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 480,460. In Yemen Samikan is primarily concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 93 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samikan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samikan in the Hindi language
समीकनsamikana-

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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 Samikan
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