Samkevich Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Samkevich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 175 | 1:54,292 | 9,248 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Samkevich Demographics
Samkevich Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Samkevich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samkevich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samkevich (Russian: Самкевич) occurs most in Belarus. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samkevich? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name Samkevich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Samkevich live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 54,292. In Belarus it is most common in: Brest Region, where 67 percent are found, Minsk, where 18 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Belarus Samkevich occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Samkevich Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Belarus.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankevich | 89 | 1,575 | / |
| Samkovich | 89 | 199 | / |
| Samkevych | 89 | 69 | / |
| Zamkevich | 89 | 22 | / |
| Semkevich | 89 | 3 | / |
| Samkevics | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shamkovich | 84 | 10 | / |
| Siankevich | 84 | 9 | / |
| Shankevich | 84 | 7 | / |
| Sankevitch | 84 | 5 | / |
| Shamkevych | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shomkevich | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sankeevich | 84 | 1 | / |
| Zankevich | 78 | 1,284 | / |
| Sankevych | 78 | 208 | / |
| Semkovich | 78 | 131 | / |
| Zamkovich | 78 | 49 | / |
| Samkovych | 78 | 24 | / |
| Sancevich | 78 | 23 | / |
| Zamkevych | 78 | 17 | / |
| Somkovich | 78 | 6 | / |
| Semkevych | 78 | 2 | / |
| Semkavich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sankevi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Samkiewicz | 74 | 12 | / |
| Shankevych | 74 | 7 | / |
| Semkhovich | 74 | 5 | / |
| Shemkevych | 74 | 4 | / |
| Sanchevich | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shemkovich | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samcević | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chamkevi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samkeeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankewitsch | 70 | 24 | / |
| Siamkiewicz | 70 | 1 | / |
| Semkovych | 67 | 901 | / |
| Zankevych | 67 | 134 | / |
| Semkowich | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shamkeeva | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sancewich | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zamkovych | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samcewicz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zonkevich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samkhieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamkieva | 67 | 1 | / |
Samkevich Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samkevich in the Russian language | ||
| Самкевич | samkevic | - |
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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
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- 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 Samkevich
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