Samán Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Samán Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Saman (63,401), Sámán (28), Šaman (135), Săman (58) & Şaman (2) are calculated separately.
Samán Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samán Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samán is found in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Saman, Sámán, Šaman, Săman or Şaman. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samán? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samán is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Samán live; 100 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Andean South America.
This surname is most numerous in Peru, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 3,531,569. Other than Peru it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 13 percent live and Argentina, where 7 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
- 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 Samán
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