Samk Surname
Approximately 500 people bear this surname
Samk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Samk (18) may also be a first name.
Samk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samk (Russian: Самк) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Samk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 616,129th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. The last name Samk occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Samk reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Samk is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 188,393. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samke | 89 | 3,260 | / |
| Shamk | 89 | 110 | / |
| Jsamk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Samkh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Samgk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Samck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamkh | 80 | 1,678 | / |
| Saimek | 80 | 662 | / |
| Shamks | 80 | 5 | / |
| Saymek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samkhe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shajmk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seamek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shahmk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamhk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somk | 75 | 94 | / |
| Jamk | 75 | 78 | / |
| Zamk | 75 | 42 | / |
| Samg | 75 | 25 | / |
| Semk | 75 | 23 | / |
| Samc | 75 | 16 | / |
| Samq | 75 | 9 | / |
| Camk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Samková | 73 | 2,544 | / |
| Samkova | 73 | 2,519 | / |
| Schamke | 73 | 19 | / |
| Samkowa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saimeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saathmk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schamks | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shamkova | 67 | 449 | / |
| Somke | 67 | 184 | / |
| Zhamk | 67 | 99 | / |
| Szamková | 67 | 90 | / |
| Zamke | 67 | 62 | / |
| Somkh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Jamke | 67 | 33 | / |
| Samgh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shamg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sámek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shamq | 67 | 4 | / |
| Siamg | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shamc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seamg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sammková | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szamkova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sämåk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhamk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samkkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somgk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samcı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saemg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semhk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahmc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shemk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Camck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Semck | 67 | 0 | / |
Samk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samk in the Russian language | ||
| Самк | samk | - |
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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 Samk
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