Samtan Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Samtan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Samtan (453) may also be a first name.
Samtan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samtan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samtan (Hindi: समतन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samtan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,104,724th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The surname Samtan is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Samtan live; 68 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 401,726th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 453 people.
Samtan is most common in India, where it is carried by 150 people, or 1 in 5,113,769. In India it is most frequent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 98 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Beside India this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samtan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samtan in the Hindi language | ||
| समतन | samatana | - |
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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 Samtan
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