Samukoya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Samukoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Zambia | 8 | 1:1,981,240 | 32,669 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Samukoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samukoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samukoya is found most in Kenya. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samukoya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samukoya reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Samukoya is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 90 percent live and Machakos County, where 10 percent live. Aside from Kenya Samukoya occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 40 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samukaya | 88 | 79 | / |
| Samukuya | 88 | 49 | / |
| Samokoya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamukaya | 82 | 11 | / |
| Siamukaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samukhiya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samukai | 80 | 723 | / |
| Samukay | 80 | 71 | / |
| Samukoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saumukhiya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Semukaya | 75 | 42 | / |
| Shamokoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Samoukoe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shamukay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samudkau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semukuya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shamukou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samukayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Siamukau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samucoha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssemukaya | 71 | 70 | / |
| Samukaitė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samokoi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Samokai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Semukau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samukeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamokoy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samukoya
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