Samarau Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Samarau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Samarau (1,040) may also be a first name.
Samarau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samarau (Hindi: समराु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Samarau live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samarau is also the 248,543rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 1,040 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bauchi, where 80 percent reside and Gombe, where 20 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samarau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samarau in the Hindi language | ||
| समराु | samarau | 50 |
| समराऊ | samara'u | 50 |
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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 Samarau
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