Samje Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Samje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 102 | 1:203,618 | 20,947 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
Samje (21) may also be a first name.
Samje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samje (Marathi: समजे) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samje is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Samje is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Samje are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Samje is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 21 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 203,618. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent live, Southwest Region, where 2 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samje in the Marathi language | ||
| समजे | samaje | 85.71 |
| समगे | samage | 14.29 |
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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 Samje
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