Samkan Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Samkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Iran41:19,195,631219,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Samkan (78) may also be a first name.

Samkan Last Name Facts

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

Samkan (Hindi: समकन) is most common in The Philippines. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samkan is the 3,665,662nd most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Samkan occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Samkan are found; 79 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name globally It is held by 78 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 5,061,911. In The Philippines Samkan is most numerous in: Mimaropa, where 100 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 14 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samkhan92321/
Samkane92139/
Siamkan928/
Seamkan921/
Shamkan921/
Shamkhan86150/
Samkasen86146/
Saemkaan861/
Somkan83174/
Samcan8348/
Jamkan8310/
Camkan838/
Samkon836/
Zamkan834/
Semkan830/
Somkane77868/
Somkhan7774/
Jamkhan7738/
Samkeam7724/
Zamkhan778/
Camkean772/
Somkaun772/
Samcang771/
Semkhan771/
Samkone771/
Samkhon771/
Shamkanova7550/
Samkhanova751/
Somkhane713,442/
Shamkhanova7140/
Samkhong7139/
Sjomkane7122/
Shamkham719/
Somkhaun712/
Shemkhan712/
Jaamkhan711/
Chaumkan711/
Chamkhan711/
Shamqand711/
Samkheam711/
Samkasem711/
Jamkhane711/
Jamkhand711/
Camcan67102/
Jomkan6753/
Çamcan6741/
Samcam6729/
Somkhasin6713/
Soumkhane679/
Camkon676/
Somkon675/
Zamqan674/
Samcon672/
Somkheang671/
Semkon671/
Zamqukhan671/
Jaamkhane671/
Jamkhandt671/

Samkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samkan in the Hindi language
समकनsamakana-

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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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  • 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 Samkan
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