Samjawon Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Samjawon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samjawon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius871:14,8673,141
England151:3,714,537119,675
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samjawon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samjawon is borne by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samjawon? popularity and diffusion

Samjawon is the 1,795,579th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname Samjawon is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Samjawon live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This last name is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 14,867. In Mauritius Samjawon is most frequent in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 63 percent live and Plaines Wilhems District, where 37 percent live. Besides Mauritius this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Jordan, where 1 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
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