Samoko Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Samoko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 56 | 1:36,296 | 6,453 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Samoko (38) may also be a first name.
Samoko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samoko is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,312,869th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Samoko reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.
Samoko is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 36,296. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 82 percent live, Berea District, where 16 percent live and Maseru District, where 2 percent live. Aside from Lesotho Samoko is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.
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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 Samoko
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