Surname

Samkov

Samkov is a surname, probably from Slavic. It is used in English and Czech.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Samkov probably comes from Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Samkov as a surname is a short form of Samuel.

Samkov’s family of names

In English usage, Samkov as a surname is a short form of Samuel. In English usage, Samkov as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Macedonian form Самков.

Walk Samkov’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Samkov has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.

Proto-Slavic

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“vegetation, herbs”

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Sibling ideas

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