Saamo Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Saamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 295 | 1:600,484 | 28,761 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Saamo (338) may also be a first name.
Saamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saamo (Georgian: საამო) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 876,631st most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The surname Saamo is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Saamo are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 475,334th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 338 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 600,484. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 86 percent reside, Adamawa, where 4 percent reside and Osun, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saamo in the Georgian language | ||
| საამო | saamo | - |
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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
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- 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 Saamo
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