Samjawan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Guyana

Samjawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samjawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Samjawan Last Name Facts

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

Samjawan is most common in Jamaica. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samjawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Samjawan live; 74 percent live in Caribbean and 74 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name Samjawan is most commonly occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 409,992. In Jamaica Samjawan is most frequent in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent live. Beside Jamaica Samjawan is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 37 percent live and Guyana, where 21 percent live.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samjawan
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