Samojan Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Samojan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Samojan (15) may also be a first name.
Samojan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samojan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samojan is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samojan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Samojan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Samojan are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 15 people.
It is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Samojan is mostly concentrated in: Ghazni, where 50 percent reside and Kandahar, where 50 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Samojan
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