Samangu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Samangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Samangü (1) are calculated separately.

Samangu (10) may also be a first name.

Samangu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samangu occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be found as: Samangü. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Samangu is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Samangu reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name globally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 98 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Samangu
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