Šamko Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šamko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šamko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1061:50,3449,674
Czechia881:120,83519,508

The alternate forms: Samko (4,054), Śamko (1) & Samkó (14) are calculated separately.

Šamko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šamko is found most in Slovakia. It may occur as a variant: Samko, Śamko or Samkó. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šamko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,210,518th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šamko live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 50,344. In Slovakia Šamko is primarily concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 41 percent are found, Prešov Region, where 29 percent are found and Košice Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also found in Czechia, where 45 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samko934,054/
Śamko931/
Samkó8714/
Šanko80199/
Çamko808/
Xamko802/
Shamko732,349/
Szamko73107/
Samkoi7369/
Samkoh7320/
Siamko733/
Samkou733/
Zamkoo731/
Saemko731/
Zamkou731/
Samkoj731/
Schamko6710/
Samkopf6710/
Šašenko678/
D'Zamko673/
Chamkho671/
Chamkou671/
Shamkoo671/
Shamcko671/
Shaimko671/

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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 Šamko
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