Samjohn Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Wales

Samjohn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samjohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Samjohn (26) may also be a first name.

Samjohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samjohn occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samjohn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Samjohn are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Samjong865/
Samjone861/
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Shamjoon801/
Shemjohn801/
Samujhan801/
Sameon771,024/
Samion77488/
Semjon7778/
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Samyon7716/
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Shamion71136/
Samyong71102/
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Samihon7139/
Zamajon7126/
Samione7125/
Samiong7117/
Samjyan7116/
Szamion7114/
Samhyan7114/
Samoyon7110/
Shameon719/
Siamion719/
Samayon717/
Sameone716/
Samjang716/
Shamjan715/
Saimeon714/
Saemjan714/
Samyoon713/
Samehon713/
Sammion713/
Jamjoon712/
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Jamjoun712/
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Samehan712/
Saimion711/
Sammeon711/
Saemion711/
Camjoon711/
Somjhan711/
Samyhan711/
Samijonova711/
Samijom711/
Samhjan711/
Samjaan711/
Samiahan67104/
Samajian6735/
Samjatin6715/
Samajean674/
Shamhyan673/
Samhiang672/
Shamihan672/
Samojian671/
Sammiong671/
Shamyoon671/
Shameoon671/
Shamayon671/
Shamjyan671/
Shameeon671/
Shamjang671/
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Shamijan671/
Schamion671/

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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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  • 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 Samjohn
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