Smama Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Smama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Smama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2001:270,88926,929
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Smama (48) may also be a first name.

Smama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Smama occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Smama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smama is the 1,159,732nd most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Smama are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 48 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 270,889. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, North West, where 26 percent reside and Free State, where 22 percent reside. Not including South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Smama Last Name Statistics demography

Smama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.38% less than the national average, earning R 75,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smamad911/
Shmama911/
Smaema911/
Smami80163/
Zmama802/
Smame801/
Smahamat771/
Smaimi73137/
Smaamo7315/
Smammo7311/
Smamid732/
Smasme732/
Hsmami731/
Chmama731/
Cmamah731/
Djmaama671/
Jmajmaj671/
Smammit671/
Smhaimi671/
Smoumah671/
Shmmamie622/
Smemo6092/
Jmami603/
Zmami601/
Smomi601/
Szmahmood571/
Smahmoudt571/
Smoomi55230/
Jmamou55170/
Zmamou55138/
Smosmy553/
Shmomo552/
Smoumi551/
Jmaime551/
Smommo551/
Shmahamoud531/
Jmameer5016/
Jmammou503/
Chmaimi501/
Smeimer500/

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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 Smama
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