Samke Surname
Approximately 3,260 people bear this surname
Samke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 3,081 | 1:29,840 | 3,243 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Niger | 58 | 1:330,897 | 9,684 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Samke (2,825) may also be a first name.
Samke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samke (Arabic: سمكه, Russian: Самке) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Samke.
How Common Is The Last Name Samke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 137,455th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,235,444 people. The surname Samke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samke live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Samke is also the 137,110th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,825 people.
It is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 3,081 people, or 1 in 29,840. Aside from Egypt Samke occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samke in the Russian language | ||
| Самке | samke | - |
| Samke in the Arabic language | ||
| سمكه | smkh | - |
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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 Samke
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