Saminava Surname
Approximately 917 people bear this surname
Saminava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abkhazia | 828 | 1:293 | 26 |
| Georgia | 83 | 1:45,127 | 5,940 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
Saminava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saminava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saminava (Georgian: სამინავა, Russian: Саминава) occurs most in Abkhazia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saminava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 387,068th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,947,160 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Saminava are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Abkhazo-West Asia.
The surname Saminava is most frequently held in Abkhazia, where it is borne by 828 people, or 1 in 293. In Abkhazia Saminava is primarily found in: Sukhumi District, where 36 percent reside, Gagra District, where 19 percent reside and Gulripshi District, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Abkhazia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saminava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saminava in the Georgian language | ||
| სამინავა | saminava | - |
| Saminava in the Russian language | ||
| Саминава | saminava | - |
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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 Saminava
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