Family name Samkin (Samkin 
, Самкин 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The surname Samkin is characteristic of Belarus, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Russia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Russia, Belarus, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, Samkin is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Samkin | United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, New Zealand, United States |
| Самкин | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia |