Šamo Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Šamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 42 | 1:127,058 | 23,432 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
The alternate forms: Samo (47,869), Samó (3) & Samô (1) are calculated separately.
Šamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Šamo is found most in Slovakia. It can appear as a variant: Samo, Samó or Samô. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Šamo is the 2,661,929th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šamo reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
Šamo is most commonly occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 127,058. In Slovakia it is mostly found in: Košice Region, where 57 percent live, Nitra Region, where 31 percent live and Bratislava Region, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Slovakia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 13 percent live and Croatia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samo | 92 | 47,869 | / |
| Samó | 83 | 3 | / |
| Samô | 83 | 1 | / |
| Zamo | 75 | 2,832 | / |
| Xamo | 75 | 234 | / |
| Çamo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Šomo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chamo | 67 | 12,286 | / |
| Samoo | 67 | 6,907 | / |
| Shamo | 67 | 3,760 | / |
| Samoy | 67 | 3,728 | / |
| Samoh | 67 | 3,560 | / |
| Samou | 67 | 3,319 | / |
| Sammo | 67 | 2,588 | / |
| Samos | 67 | 2,450 | / |
| Samot | 67 | 1,270 | / |
| Samod | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Saimo | 67 | 782 | / |
| Samoa | 67 | 457 | / |
| Saymo | 67 | 400 | / |
| Siamo | 67 | 365 | / |
| Samoi | 67 | 357 | / |
| Saamo | 67 | 308 | / |
| Zammo | 67 | 223 | / |
| Zamoo | 67 | 190 | / |
| Zaamo | 67 | 152 | / |
| Saemo | 67 | 132 | / |
| Xhamo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Sahmo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Samoć | 67 | 62 | / |
| Samop | 67 | 61 | / |
| Samoj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Şahmo | 67 | 43 | / |
| Zaimo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Zamou | 67 | 34 | / |
| Saumo | 67 | 29 | / |
| Samho | 67 | 25 | / |
| Samgo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Samoľ | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sasmo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samoś | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zaumo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zamoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seamo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ssamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samuo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zeamo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samoš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šomoć | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Satmo | 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
- 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 Šamo
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