Samoto Surname
Approximately 1,042 people bear this surname
Samoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 824 | 1:155,151 | 7,820 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samoto (83) may also be a first name.
Samoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samoto (Russian: Самото) is most common in Japan. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoto? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 350,215th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,993,806 people. The last name Samoto is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Samoto live; 79 percent live in East Asia and 79 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Samoto is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held first name globally, held by 83 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 155,151. In Japan Samoto is mostly concentrated in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 26 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samoto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samoto in the Russian language | ||
| Самото | samoto | - |
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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 Samoto
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