Samoe Surname
Approximately 484 people bear this surname
Samoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 280 | 1:164,928 | 12,778 |
| Thailand | 155 | 1:455,731 | 79,917 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Guinea | 10 | 1:1,183,382 | 1,367 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Samoe (9,712) may also be a first name.
Samoe Demographics
Samoe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Samoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samoe (Russian: Самое) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 631,297th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Samoe live; 58 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 62,488th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 9,712 people.
The last name Samoe is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 280 people, or 1 in 164,928. In Kenya Samoe is mostly found in: Narok County, where 43 percent reside, Uasin Gishu County, where 30 percent reside and Nandi County, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 4 percent reside.
Samoe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samoe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samoe in the Russian language | ||
| Самое | samoe | - |
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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 Samoe
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