Sagamu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sagamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sagamu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sagamu (27) may also be a first name.

Sagamu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sagamu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sagamu (Hindi: सागमू, Marathi: सागामु) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sagamu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sagamu live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The last name Sagamu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent live and Adamawa, where 13 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shagamu9287/
Sangamu9246/
Sagaimu9217/
Saggamu926/
Sagamou923/
Sanggamu8610/
Sanghamu8610/
Sangamou863/
Jagamu8338/
Sagemu834/
Sanggamui801/
Shogamu7715/
Chagamu777/
Soghamu771/
Jhagamu771/
Zangamu771/
Songamu771/
Sahanggamu7540/
Zagaimou71313/
Sheggamu718/
Zagaïmou716/
Djagamou711/
Sheghamu711/
Jagamuth711/
Jogamu673/
Sogomu672/
Shegemu621/
Seggemu621/
Zangomu621/
Zagoumou574/
Sogoumou571/
Songomou571/
Zogamhou571/
Zangoumou532/
Zegemu501/

Sagamu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sagamu in the Hindi language
सागमूsagamu-
Sagamu in the Marathi language
सागामुsagamu-

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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 Sagamu
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