Sámal Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sámal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Samal (306,223), Šámal (346) & Šamal (180) are calculated separately.
Sámal (160) may also be a first name.
Sámal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sámal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sámal is most common in The Faroe Islands. It can also occur as a variant: Samal, Šámal or Šamal. For other potential spellings of Sámal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sámal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Sámal is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sámal are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia. Sámal is also the 725,185th most commonly used first name globally, held by 160 people.
This last name is most prevalent in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 16,333. Outside of The Faroe Islands Sámal occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Sámal
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