Last name Samoa (Samoa 
, サモア 
, 萨摩亚) , around the globe, is a rare cognomen. The surname Samoa is characteristic of Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, Ivory Coast, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Papua New Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Indonesia. Also, Samoa is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Samoa | United States, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast |
| サモア | Japan |
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samoa joe American professional wrestler, US (b. 1979) |
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luke samoa New Zealand rugby union player (1988-), NZ (b. 1988) |
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| cocoa samoa American-Samoan professional wrestler (1945-2007), US (b. 1945) |
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| samoa rémy Swiss artist (b. 1974), CH (b. 1974) |
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| samoa asigau researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1725-8169) |
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| andra samoa American Samoan chief executive and environmentalist |
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| raynald samoa researcher |
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| tui samoa American rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1983) |
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| samoa toloa Samoan rugby union player, WS (b. 1993) |
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