Samabu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Samabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Samabu (55) may also be a first name.

Samabu Last Name Facts

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

Samabu (Hindi: सामबु, Marathi: सामबु, Oriya: ସମବୁପସାଦ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Samabu.

How Common Is The Last Name Samabu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samabu is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Samabu live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 56 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name internationally, held by 55 people.

The last name Samabu is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Samabu is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 30 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samabut9248/
Samabup9221/
Samabhu9212/
Samabou922/
Samabaud861/
Sammabhu861/
Samavu83158/
Samawu8327/
Jamabu835/
Samobu833/
Zamabu831/
Semabu831/
Shamavu7710,533/
Somabut772,073/
Samavhu7715/
Samobeu7714/
Somabud7712/
Tjamabu7711/
Somabou774/
Samampu774/
Saimobu773/
Chamabu772/
Camabou771/
Saimawu771/
Shamawu771/
Samaboo771/
Zaimabu771/
Samaawu771/
Siamavhu7151/
Chamabeu7110/
Samoubeu719/
Samanphu714/
Somabuth712/
Samanpou711/
Djamabou711/
Shamasvu711/
Camaibau711/
Somabout711/
Jaimabud711/
Seymabou711/
Chamabuu711/
Jaimabut711/
Chaimabut6747/
Comabu671/
Soumaïbou671/
Samovu671/
Semebu671/
Djamaibou671/

Samabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samabu in the Marathi language
सामबुsamabu50
समबुsamabu30
सायबूsayabu10
सामबूsamabu10
Samabu in the Hindi language
सामबुsamabu33.33
समबूsamabu33.33
समबुsamabu33.33
Samabu in the Oriya language
ସମବୁପସାଦsamabupasada33.33
ସମବୁsamabu33.33
ଶମବୁsamabu33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samabu
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