Sampuan Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sampuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Sampuan (80) may also be a first name.

Sampuan Last Name Facts

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

Sampuan is most common in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampuan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sampuan reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,075,395th most widespread forename in the world, held by 80 people.

The surname Sampuan is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,474,711. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sampuang93342/
Samphuan935/
Sapuan923,199/
Sambuan86113/
Sanpuan8615/
Shapuan867/
Sapuang867/
Saipuan866/
Sappuan862/
Saupuan861/
Jampuan861/
Sambuang80343/
Campuhan8018/
Sompuang8011/
Sappuang808/
Sanpuang806/
Samphwan804/
Shahpuan802/
Seapuang801/
Somphuan801/
Sampuhon801/
Sabuan77345/
Sapwan77330/
Sopuan7754/
Zapuan779/
Sapuam771/
Sapuanova7572/
Seanpuang751/
Sembuan7121/
Jampuon7114/
Sambban715/
Sabuang714/
Sapwane711/
Janpuan711/
Chapuan711/
Jambuan711/
Sambwan711/
Sapuong711/
Shabuan711/
Janpuang67157/
Chaipuan6750/
Sabouhan6748/
Zambuang6731/
Chompuan675/
Soipuang675/
Jompuang673/
Sahbuhan672/
Sonpuang671/
Shahbuan671/
Sombuang671/
Jambuhan671/
Champuon671/

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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 Sampuan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis