Sampanthan Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Sampanthan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampanthan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Sampanthan (13) may also be a first name.

Sampanthan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sampanthan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampanthan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sampanthan is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Sampanthan is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Sampanthan are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Sampanthan is mostly found in: Texas, where 50 percent live, California, where 33 percent live and Illinois, where 17 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 10 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
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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 Sampanthan
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