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
Samkevich (Russian: Самкевич) is found most frequently in Belarus. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samkevich? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,231,034th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Samkevich are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
It is most widespread in Belarus, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 54,292. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Brest Region, where 67 percent live, Minsk, where 18 percent live and Minsk Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Belarus it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 7 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Samkevich Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Samkevich surname is predominantly 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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