Saming Surname
Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname
Saming Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 774 | 1:170,865 | 16,580 |
| Thailand | 199 | 1:354,967 | 62,146 |
| Philippines | 112 | 1:903,913 | 81,715 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Säming (1) are calculated separately.
Saming (3,416) may also be a first name.
Saming Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saming Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saming (Hindi: संींग) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Säming. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saming? popularity and diffusion
Saming is the 323,175th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,315,031 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Saming reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saming is also the 121,784th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 3,416 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 774 people, or 1 in 170,865. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 98 percent reside, Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saming Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saming in the Hindi language | ||
| संींग | saminga | - |
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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 Saming
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