Samishi Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Samishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 13 | 1:1,219,225 | 30,856 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
Samishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samishi (Russian: Самиши) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samishi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Samishi is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Samishi reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,219,225. In Zambia it is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samishi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samishi in the Russian language | ||
| Самиши | samisi | - |
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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 Samishi
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