Samoey Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Samoey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 55 | 1:839,635 | 32,298 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Samoey (41) may also be a first name.
Samoey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samoey is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,537,949th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Samoey is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Samoey reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Samoey is also the 1,590,275th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 41 people.
The last name Samoey is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 839,635. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Uasin Gishu County, where 95 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 2 percent are found and Kericho County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 38 percent are found and Belgium, where 15 percent are found.
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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 Samoey
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