Samoev Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Samoev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 449 | 1:8,342 | 1,883 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Samoev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samoev (Georgian: სამოევი, Russian: Самоев) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoev? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 654,010th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Samoev live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 97 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
This surname is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 8,342. In Georgia it is primarily found in: Tbilisi, where 96 percent are found, Kakheti, where 2 percent are found and Kvemo Kartli, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Georgia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 2 percent are found and Abkhazia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samoev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samoev in the Georgian language | ||
| სამოევი | samoevi | 75 |
| სამოევ | samoev | 25 |
| Samoev in the Russian language | ||
| Самоев | samoev | - |
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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 Samoev
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