Samken Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Samken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Samken (15) may also be a first name.

Samken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samken occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samken is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Samken are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bungoma County, where 96 percent live, Laikipia County, where 1 percent live and Nakuru County, where 1 percent live. Outside of Kenya Samken exists in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live.

Samken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamken9213/
Samkuen921/
Samkn912/
Samkienė862/
Shamkeen861/
Semken83518/
Samkin83230/
Camken8327/
Samkyn8325/
Jamken8312/
Samkem831/
Samcen831/
Samkenova8045/
Shamkin77357/
Samkina77122/
Semcken7759/
Shamkyn7738/
Samkyna7737/
Siamkin775/
Samchen774/
Somkuen771/
Jamkeng771/
Shamkenova7558/
Semkn730/
Shamkina71278/
Schemken7149/
Shamkyna7138/
Schamkin710/
Semkin671,422/
Semkyn67572/
Somkin67530/
Somkyn67102/
Zamkin6774/
Camkin6735/
Jamkin6735/
Zemken6727/
Zamkyn676/
Samcin675/
Zamkenova675/
Somkem672/
Samcng671/
Sömkin671/

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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 Samken
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