Samnan Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Samnan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 568 | 1:46,523 | 3,815 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Cambodia | 15 | 1:1,032,476 | 5,479 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Samnan (643) may also be a first name.
Samnan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samnan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samnan (Hindi: समनान, Marathi: समनान) occurs most in Yemen. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samnan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samnan is the 512,799th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. Samnan is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Samnan are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Samnan is also the 327,926th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 643 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Yemen, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 46,523. In Yemen Samnan is primarily found in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 94 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent reside and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Not including Yemen this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent reside and Cambodia, where 2 percent reside.
Samnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Samnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samnan last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samnan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samnan in the Hindi language | ||
| समनान | samanana | - |
| Samnan in the Marathi language | ||
| समनान | samanana | 50 |
| सामनानाहीम | samananahima | 25 |
| समजान | samajana | 25 |
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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 Samnan
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