Samonskis Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Samonskis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samonskis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šamonskis (2) are calculated separately.

Samonskis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samonskis is found in Lithuania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šamonskis. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samonskis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samonskis is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Samonskis live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Samonskis is most numerous in Lithuania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,517,294. In Lithuania Samonskis is mostly found in: Klaipėda County, where 50 percent live and Telšiai County, where 50 percent live. Other than Lithuania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 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
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  • 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 Samonskis
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