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Where Does The Last Name Samko Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Samko (Hindi: समको, Marathi: सामको, Russian: Самко) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Šamko, Samkó or Śamko. Click here for further potential spellings of Samko.

How Common Is The Last Name Samko? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 114,054^th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,797,619 people. The surname Samko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Samko live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 504,994^th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 304 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,641 people, or 1 in 27,741. In Ukraine Samko is most common in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and Czechia, where 13 percent reside.

Samko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (57%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Samko surname are 21.03% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 67.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Samko earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning $52,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning $46,158 CAD per year.