Samshan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Samshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Samshan (41) may also be a first name.
Samshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samshan (Hindi: समशान, Marathi: समाधान) occurs more in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Samshan.
How Common Is The Last Name Samshan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Samshan is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samshan reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 41 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 3,303,162. In Yemen it is mostly found in: Sana'a Governorate, where 88 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 13 percent reside. Beside Yemen this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 44 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samshan in the Hindi language | ||
| समशान | samasana | - |
| Samshan in the Marathi language | ||
| समाधान | samadhana | 66.67 |
| समशन | samasana | 33.33 |
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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 Samshan
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