Sahmo Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Sahmo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 63 | 1:329,668 | 30,059 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
The alternate forms: Şahmo (43) are calculated separately.
Sahmo (335) may also be a first name.
Sahmo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sahmo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sahmo (Hindi: सहमो) is found most in Cameroon. It may also appear as a variant: Şahmo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sahmo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,152,526th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Sahmo reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 79 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 478,225th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, held by 335 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 329,668. In Cameroon Sahmo is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 37 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 29 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Sahmo is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sahmo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sahmo in the Hindi language | ||
| सहमो | sahamo | - |
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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 Sahmo
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