Samoona Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Samoona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Samoona (193) may also be a first name.
Samoona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoona Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samoona (Dhivehi: ސަމޫނާ, Hindi: समूना) has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoona? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Samoona live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 653,740th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 193 people.
The last name Samoona is most commonly occurring in The Maldives, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 80,834. In The Maldives it is primarily found in: Shaviyani Atoll, where 40 percent are found, Gnaviyani Atoll, where 20 percent are found and Vaavu Atoll, where 20 percent are found. Other than The Maldives this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samoona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samoona in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ސަމޫނާ | samuna | - |
| Samoona in the Hindi language | ||
| समूना | samuna | 97.3 |
| समुना | samuna | 2.7 |
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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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- 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 Samoona
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