Samjowan Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Samjowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samjowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa691:785,18453,751
England11:55,718,059489,080

Samjowan Last Name Facts

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

Samjowan occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samjowan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,273,756th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. Samjowan is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Samjowan live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Samjowan is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa Samjowan is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 6 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Besides South Africa Samjowan occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found.

Samjowan Last Name Statistics demography

Samjowan earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.04% more than the national average, earning R 406,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samjawan8819/
Samjhawan8284/
Samjahwan829/
Samjawon75105/
Samiawan757/
Sanjawan751/
Sanhowan751/
Samiuwan751/
Samijavan715/
Samjhavan714/
Samsiawan711/
Samjhawam711/
Samjhawon711/
Samajhavan6727/
Samujhavan674/

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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 Samjowan
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