Samonya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Samonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Samonya (27) may also be a first name.

Samonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samonya (Russian: Самоня) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samonya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samonya is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Samonya live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Samonya is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Samara Oblast, where 56 percent are found, Moscow, where 22 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent are found. Not including Russia Samonya occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samonya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samonya in the Russian language
Самоняsamona-

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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 Samonya
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