Samkowski Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Samkowski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samkowski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland511:745,27061,215
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Samkowski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samkowski occurs in Poland more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samkowski? popularity and diffusion

Samkowski is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Samkowski are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Samkowski is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 745,270. Without taking into account Poland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Samkowski
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