Samkhi Surname
Approximately 502 people bear this surname
Samkhi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 399 | 1:71,381 | 1,784 |
| Iran | 101 | 1:760,223 | 38,762 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
Samkhi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samkhi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samkhi (Russian: Самхи) has its highest incidence in Nepal. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samkhi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 614,324th most commonly held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samkhi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The surname is most frequently used in Nepal, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 71,381. In Nepal it is mostly found in: Gandaki, where 56 percent live, Narayani, where 23 percent live and Lumbini, where 15 percent live. Other than Nepal this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 20 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samkhi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samkhi in the Russian language | ||
| Самхи | samhi | - |
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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 Samkhi
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