Samkay Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Samkay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samkay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Samkay (12) may also be a first name.

Samkay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samkay is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samkay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samkay is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Samkay is mostly found in Asia, where 38 percent of Samkay live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 31 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 12 people.

The surname Samkay is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 18,892,742. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 57 percent are found and Maluku, where 43 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found and Liberia, where 8 percent are found.

Samkay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samkay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamkay9283/
Samkaya9217/
Samka912,524/
Samky91836/
Shamky8330,169/
Shamka83151/
Somkay8317/
Siamka8312/
Samkai8311/
Samkey8311/
Samkae8311/
Samkah8310/
Samkea838/
Samkka837/
Samkha837/
Samkyi836/
Samkaa836/
Samkau834/
Samcky831/
Saumka831/
Sammka831/
Siamkha77231/
Çamkaya77211/
Somkaya77107/
Shamkyi7791/
Shamkiy7746/
Shamkha7736/
Shamkai7721/
Shamkhy776/
Zamkaay776/
Samkhah772/
Camkaya772/
Shemkay771/
Shammka771/
Shamkau771/
Shaamka771/
Samkoye771/
Samkhai771/
Soomkay771/
Shamkat771/
Saimkey770/
Samke733,260/
Jamka731,909/
Semka731,795/
Samki731,181/
Zamka73769/
Somka7359/
Samca7314/
Camky7311/
Somky736/
Camka735/
Zamky731/
Semky731/
Samkj731/
Samqa731/
Shamkhah715/
Somkqayi712/
Samkahai711/
Shamkhey711/
Samkoyah711/
Schamkas710/
Samkhi67502/
Zamkah67477/
Siomka6794/
Samkoi6769/
Shamki6764/
Shemka6747/
Samcea6742/
Somkai6729/
Samqua6713/
Shemky6710/
Shamqa679/
Zamkoy679/
Shomka678/
Samkoe678/
Somkad678/
Somkah675/
Siemka675/
Soumka674/
Samcap674/
Siamke674/
Somkas674/
Somkea674/
Samkeh673/
Samkeu673/
Samkou673/
Jamkha673/
Samcaa673/
Semkey672/
Samkhe672/
Samkee672/
Samkui672/
Sjomka672/
Somkey672/
Samcat672/
Samqat671/
Samkoj671/
Zamkey671/
Somkka671/
Shamke671/
Samkei671/
Somkha671/
Shamkhaie671/
Shamkhoia671/
Ssemkhayi671/
Samcca671/
Samcey671/
Samkes671/
Samkie671/
Szemka671/
Sgamca671/
Samked671/
Somkae671/
Somkoa671/
Zaymka671/
Jamkad671/
Jamkai671/
Giamka671/
Semkau670/

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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 Samkay
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