Saminah Surname
Approximately 1,336 people bear this surname
Saminah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,321 | 1:100,113 | 10,323 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Saminah (46,078) may also be a first name.
Saminah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saminah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saminah (Arabic: سمينه, Marathi: सिमनाह) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Saminah.
How Common Is The Last Name Saminah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 287,362nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,454,750 people. The last name Saminah is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Saminah live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saminah is also the 19,788th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 46,078 people.
The surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,321 people, or 1 in 100,113. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: West Java, where 38 percent live, Central Java, where 22 percent live and Banten, where 9 percent live. Barring Indonesia Saminah occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saminah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saminah in the Marathi language | ||
| सिमनाह | simanaha | - |
| Saminah in the Arabic language | ||
| سمينه | smynh | - |
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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 Saminah
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