Samoei Surname

56,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Samoei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samoei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8,9181:5,178723
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Samoei (567) may also be a first name.

Samoei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samoei is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samoei? popularity and diffusion

Samoei is the 56,600th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 813,887 people. Samoei is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samoei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Samoei is also the 352,372nd most widely held first name globally, held by 567 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 8,918 people, or 1 in 5,178. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Uasin Gishu County, where 46 percent are found, Nandi County, where 24 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.

Samoei Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Samoei last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Samoei last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Samoei earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.93% less than the national average, earning $35,842 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samouei92775/
Saimoei92394/
Saymoei9224/
Saemoei929/
Samooei924/
Sammoei924/
Samohei921/
Shamouei8628/
Samoejai8619/
Samiei8314,412/
Samaei832,575/
Somoei83592/
Samoui83520/
Samoey83135/
Samuei8349/
Samohi8333/
Sameei8332/
Samooi8322/
Samoee8321/
Sameie8320/
Samoye8319/
Sameiy835/
Samođi834/
Samoie834/
Samoai833/
Samehi833/
Sameai832/
Jamoei831/
Shamiei77106/
Samouhi7760/
Shamooi7755/
Shamaei7734/
Samaeei7721/
Samejai7713/
Sammohi7712/
Samoohi7711/
Shamoee778/
Samioui776/
Samaiei773/
Samiiei773/
Samohoi773/
Samueio772/
Sammoui772/
Sahmoie771/
Samojai771/
Sammoee771/
Shameie771/
Shamoye771/
Sammuei771/
Shamoui771/
Sahmoui771/
Samouee771/
Samouey771/
Samiyei771/
Samiehi771/
Sohmoei771/
Saimuei771/
Samojhi771/
Samouyi771/
Samoyoi771/
Jaimoei771/
Sameu7311/
Samúi731/
Sameeyai7132/
Saimeiji7130/
Shahmaei7126/
Samiiaei7115/
Shammaei713/
Suomowei711/
Shamouie711/
Shamueyi711/
Samojuiz711/
Sameeait711/
Samejahi711/
Seimowei711/
Saimueai711/
Chaimoei711/
Sameeh679,871/
Samaae677,615/
Samaie674,414/
Somoye671,837/
Sameee671,760/
Samaee67898/
Samahi67805/
Samiee67362/
Sameej67339/
Samaey67274/
Samaye67208/
Samoay67164/
Samehe67108/
Somaei67106/
Samoua6794/
Somođi6777/
Sameye6768/
Jamaei6742/
Samahe6725/
Samuie6723/
Samyee6714/
Sameey6711/
Samawe6710/
Samaui6710/
Samuhi6710/
Samiey677/
Samuhe677/
Zamoui676/
Jomoei676/
Semaoi675/
Semehi674/
Samouj674/
Somoie674/
Sameaa674/
Somoje673/
Samuje673/
Samouy673/
Samuye672/
Zamohi672/
Somaoi672/
Somehi672/
Zamaei672/
Samaoj671/
Somoui671/
Samuej671/
Samuey671/
Somoey671/
Samuee671/
Saemeu671/
Sameae671/

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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 Samoei
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