Samargiu Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Sweden

Samargiu Surname User-submission:

The Samargiu surname means 'packsaddle'. It comes from the word samar, which means 'saddle' in Romanian.

Samargiu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Samargiu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Samargiu surname means 'packsaddle'. It comes from the word samar, which means 'saddle' in Romanian.

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Samargiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samargiu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samargiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Samargiu reside; 40 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,019,468. In Romania Samargiu is most numerous in: Constanța County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Samaroiu881/
Samarius881/
Samarsu8045/
Soimariu7542/
Samarsup751/
Samarsui751/
Sammarsup714/
Saamaroju711/
Somoriu671/
Samorjou6316/
Chamaryu637/
Caamarsu634/
Shomoriu633/
Cheimargiou631/
Somarjutt591/
Soimaharju5613/
Somarsoo501/
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