Samkanay Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Samkanay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 70 | 1:459,331 | 6,045 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Samkanay (31) may also be a first name.
Samkanay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samkanay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samkanay occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Samkanay.
How Common Is The Last Name Samkanay? popularity and diffusion
Samkanay is the 2,255,512th most common surname internationally, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samkanay live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Samkanay is also the 1,874,099th most common forename at a global level It is held by 31 people.
It is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 459,331. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Kabul, where 39 percent reside, Paktia, where 31 percent reside and Khost, where 23 percent reside. Aside from Afghanistan this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samkamnay | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samkana | 93 | 8 | / |
| Somkanay | 88 | 35 | / |
| Zamkanay | 88 | 12 | / |
| Samkanai | 88 | 3 | / |
| Samkanae | 88 | 1 | / |
| Samkanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Scamkana | 88 | 0 | / |
| Somkhanay | 82 | 10 | / |
| Samkanych | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhany | 82 | 1 | / |
| Somkana | 80 | 261 | / |
| Sankana | 80 | 168 | / |
| Samkane | 80 | 139 | / |
| Zamkana | 80 | 35 | / |
| Jamkana | 80 | 7 | / |
| Samqana | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sankany | 80 | 2 | / |
| Samcana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samkani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samkhaniya | 78 | 40 | / |
| Shamkanhai | 78 | 6 | / |
| Samkange | 75 | 937 | / |
| Somkaney | 75 | 215 | / |
| Sankanna | 75 | 206 | / |
| Somkanae | 75 | 175 | / |
| Sancanay | 75 | 164 | / |
| Shamkani | 75 | 139 | / |
| Samcanah | 75 | 38 | / |
| Samkhani | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sankanga | 75 | 23 | / |
| Sankhana | 75 | 19 | / |
| Somkhana | 75 | 15 | / |
| Somkanea | 75 | 10 | / |
| Jamkhana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shankana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sangkana | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sankkana | 75 | 4 | / |
| Samcaniy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sankaniy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Somkanai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somcanay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankaina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhani | 71 | 1,741 | / |
| Sancainay | 71 | 561 | / |
| Shankanga | 71 | 142 | / |
| Sangkanyo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shankanna | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sankkanna | 71 | 5 | / |
| Somkhaney | 71 | 5 | / |
| Somkhanae | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sam'kange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamkanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkanha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankhana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somkane | 67 | 868 | / |
| Sankani | 67 | 134 | / |
| Sangkhanat | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sancana | 67 | 22 | / |
| Shomkhanah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sankona | 67 | 17 | / |
| Samkoni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sankane | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sonkana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sangkhanga | 67 | 5 | / |
| Semkane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamkani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamkani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samkone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankaanga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Samkanay
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