Samky Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Samky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8241:64,2506,818
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Samky (13) may also be a first name.

Samky Last Name Facts

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

Samky occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 416,195th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. The last name Samky is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Samky reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Samky is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 824 people, or 1 in 64,250. In Tanzania Samky is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 62 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Samky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamky9130,169/
Samkay9113/
Samkey9111/
Samkyi916/
Samcky911/
Shamkyi8391/
Shamkay8383/
Shamkiy8346/
Samkaya8317/
Shamkhy836/
Saimkey830/
Samke803,260/
Samka802,524/
Samki801,181/
Camky8011/
Somky806/
Samkj801/
Zamky801/
Semky801/
Shamkhey771/
Samkhi73502/
Shamka73151/
Samkoi7369/
Shamki7364/
Somkay7317/
Siamka7312/
Samkai7311/
Shemky7310/
Zamkoy739/
Samkea738/
Samkha737/
Samkka737/
Samkaa736/
Siamke734/
Samkeh733/
Samkeu733/
Semkey732/
Samkhe732/
Samkee732/
Samkui732/
Somkey732/
Samcey731/
Sammka731/
Samked731/
Samkes731/
Samkie731/
Shamke731/
Saumka731/
Zamkey731/
Samkoj731/
Samkei731/
Shamkhi671,825/
Siamkha67231/
Çamkaya67211/
Somkaya67107/
Shamkei6751/
Shamkha6736/
Shamkai6721/
Schamke6719/
Samkerr6714/
Shamkeh679/
Zamkaay676/
Shaamka671/
Shamkie671/
Shamkee671/
Samkeer671/
Seamkit671/
Saimeke671/
Samkhai671/
Samkkit671/
Shammka671/
Shamkih671/
Shemkay671/
Samketh671/
Saummki671/
Soomkay671/

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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 Samky
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