Samoak Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Samoak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 11 | 1:1,407,922 | 6,192 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
Samoak (1,148) may also be a first name.
Samoak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samoak occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 65 percent of Samoak reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 65 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 234,862nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,148 people.
Samoak is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,407,922. In Cambodia it is mostly found in: Prey Veng Province, where 91 percent live and Kampot Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Cambodia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent live.
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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 Samoak
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