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 last name Samoto (Russian: Самото) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samoto? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 350,215th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,993,806 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Samoto live; 79 percent live in East Asia and 79 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,052,971st most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 83 people.
This last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 155,151. In Japan it is primarily found in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 26 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.
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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