Samkan Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Samkan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samkhan | 92 | 321 | / |
| Samkane | 92 | 139 | / |
| Siamkan | 92 | 8 | / |
| Seamkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shamkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhan | 86 | 150 | / |
| Samkasen | 86 | 146 | / |
| Saemkaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Somkan | 83 | 174 | / |
| Samcan | 83 | 48 | / |
| Jamkan | 83 | 10 | / |
| Camkan | 83 | 8 | / |
| Samkon | 83 | 6 | / |
| Zamkan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Semkan | 83 | 0 | / |
| Somkane | 77 | 868 | / |
| Somkhan | 77 | 74 | / |
| Jamkhan | 77 | 38 | / |
| Samkeam | 77 | 24 | / |
| Zamkhan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Camkean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Somkaun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samcang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semkhan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samkone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samkhon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamkanova | 75 | 50 | / |
| Samkhanova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somkhane | 71 | 3,442 | / |
| Shamkhanova | 71 | 40 | / |
| Samkhong | 71 | 39 | / |
| Sjomkane | 71 | 22 | / |
| Shamkham | 71 | 9 | / |
| Somkhaun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shemkhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jaamkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chaumkan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamkhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamqand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samkheam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samkasem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamkhane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamkhand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camcan | 67 | 102 | / |
| Jomkan | 67 | 53 | / |
| Çamcan | 67 | 41 | / |
| Samcam | 67 | 29 | / |
| Somkhasin | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soumkhane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Camkon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Somkon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zamqan | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samcon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somkheang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semkon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamqukhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaamkhane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamkhandt | 67 | 1 | / |
Samkan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samkan in the Hindi language | ||
| समकन | samakana | - |
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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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