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 surname Saamo (Georgian: საამო) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 876,631st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Saamo live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 475,334th most commonly occurring forename at a global level It is held by 338 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 600,484. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Adamawa, where 4 percent live and Osun, where 4 percent live. Not including Nigeria Saamo is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
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
- 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 Saamo
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