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

The last name Samoa (Arabic: سماوي, Oriya: ସାମଆ, Russian: Самоа) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 658,434^th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. Samoa is mostly found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Samoa reside; 73 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 61 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 261,794^th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 952 people.

This surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 239 people, or 1 in 34,116. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 23 percent are found, Central, where 20 percent are found and Western, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Samoa is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.