Samkhan Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Samkhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samkhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2501:282,55348,609
Cambodia321:483,9734,154
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samkhan (1,418) may also be a first name.

Samkhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samkhan (Hindi: समखन, Russian: Самхан) is most common in Thailand. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Samkhan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samkhan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 851,613th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Samkhan live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 207,345th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 1,418 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 282,553. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Loei Province, where 42 percent live, Sukhothai Province, where 41 percent live and Chonburi Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Thailand this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samkhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samkhan in the Hindi language
समखनsamakhana-
Samkhan in the Russian language
Самханsamhan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samkhan
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