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 last name Samke (Arabic: سمكه, Russian: Самке) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 137,455th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,235,444 people. The surname Samke occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samke reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 137,110th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 2,825 people.
This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,081 people, or 1 in 29,840. Without taking into account Egypt it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
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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