Samaroo Surname

56,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Samaroo Surname User-submission:

The surname Samaroo is derived from the Bhojpuri word shomaar, meaning 'Monday'. When the East Indian indentured laborers came to Trinidad in the 1800s, they had a tradition of naming children based on the time, day, month and horoscopes of the child.

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Samaroo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago4,3151:31628
Guyana1,9571:38935
United States1,7711:204,66320,084
Canada6011:61,3077,184
England801:696,47639,547
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Grenada11:108,5351,793
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Samaroo (15,523) may also be a first name.

Samaroo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Samaroo is derived from the Bhojpuri word shomaar, meaning 'Monday'. When the East Indian indentured laborers came to Trinidad in the 1800s, they had a tradition of naming children based on the time, day, month and horoscopes of the child. However, to do this a pundit (priest) was needed, which there were not many of in the country. Therefore, many Indians named their children based on the actual name of the day of the week on which the child was born. Hence, those born on shomaar (Monday) were either Shomaaroo, later Samaroo (boy) or Shomaria (girl). Due to the tradition of taking the father's first name as their last name, the name Samaroo then became a common surname throughout the country. As more modern Hindi and Western names began to be used over time in Trinidad, Samaroo has remained exclusively a surname.

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Samaroo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samaroo (Hindi: समारू, Marathi: समारू, Oriya: ସମରୁ) is borne by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samaroo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaroo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 56,805th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 816,806 people. The surname Samaroo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Samaroo live; 49 percent live in Caribbean and 49 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. Samaroo is also the 45,304th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 15,523 people.

It is most frequent in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 4,315 people, or 1 in 316. In Trinidad and Tobago it is primarily found in: Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 20 percent live, Penal-Debe Regional Corporation, where 15 percent live and Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 15 percent live. Not including Trinidad and Tobago Samaroo occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Guyana, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Samaroo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samaroo surname are 22.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Samaroo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.88% less than the national average, earning R 104,856 per year; in United States they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning $50,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $55,607 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammaroo933/
Samarroo933/
Shamaroo931/
Samarooz931/
Samaro922,222/
Somaroo861,274/
Samarou861,121/
Samarro86805/
Shamaro86141/
Samaroa8680/
Samaroz8677/
Samargo8669/
Samaroh8658/
Sammaro8635/
Samharo8621/
Samaros8616/
Samaroj8614/
Sameroo8611/
Samarot8610/
Samarão867/
Samaroe866/
Camaroo864/
Semaroo864/
Samarod863/
Samatro862/
Samaroy862/
Samarzo861/
Samoroo861/
Samaroi861/
Saumaro861/
Soomaroo80577/
Somauroo80283/
Sammarou80193/
Sammarro8090/
Sammauro8063/
Chamaroo8011/
Shamaroj805/
Somarooa805/
Somarroo804/
Sammargo802/
Samaroud802/
Shahmaro802/
Shamaroy801/
Jammaroo801/
Saimarou801/
Samarots801/
Siamarou801/
Samara7752,325/
Zamaro771,949/
Camaro771,313/
Samaru77801/
Somaro77384/
Samero77315/
Samoro77183/
Jamaro77103/
Semaro7785/
Samará774/
Samarà771/
Soomauroo7540/
Shatmaroz7518/
Soomarooa752/
Sahmairho751/
Soomarroo751/
Shahmeroo751/
Shamara7155,804/
Samaras719,977/
Samarah719,168/
Samatra71734/
Samarra71544/
Sameiro71516/
Samarat71501/
Zamarro71479/
Sammara71409/
Soumaro71388/
Samaira71387/
Sommaro71357/
Samaraz71338/
Soomaro71322/
Scamara71271/
Camarro71218/
Chamaro71216/
Somaroe71146/
Zamarod7173/
Samorro7166/
Samarut7165/
Szamara7162/
Samharu7152/
Samarau7138/
Someroo7131/
Shamero7130/
Somaaro7130/
Somoroo7128/
Zamarou7125/
Saimero7121/
Saimara7118/
Samaura7117/
Cammaro7116/
Samorod7115/
Giamaro7115/
Saumara7114/
Samarad7111/
Saimaru7111/
Samoros7110/
Samorou7110/
Sasmara719/
Samaara719/
Ziamaro719/
Samarus717/
Sasmoro717/
Samargu717/
Saamara716/
Ssamara716/
Samayra716/
Samgara716/
Samoora715/
Samarha715/
Sameero715/
Samorodowa714/
Sammaru714/
Jamarod714/
Somarro714/
Camarho714/
Saemara714/
Samarui713/
Samaruj713/
Samarru713/
Samahra713/
Shamaru712/
Somaroy712/
Samarza712/
Samaera712/
Saumaru712/
Sahmara712/
Samhara712/
Zamargo712/
Saymara712/
Somarou712/
Siamara712/
Samouro712/
Jamarou712/
Samooro712/
Satmara711/
Samoroz711/
Samuoro711/
Samarud711/
Samarup711/
Sameara711/
Samarap711/
Jamarro711/
Zamaroa711/
Somaros711/
Sammoro711/
Samarga711/
Jaimaro711/
Zamaros711/
Zamaroy711/
Somargo711/
Shamoro711/
Samoroy711/
Samarás711/
Semauro711/
Camaaro711/
Comaroo711/
Samgoro711/
Samaruh711/
Samaruz711/
Samaraa711/
Samorop711/
Samerou711/
Sgamara711/
Chamarro671,174/
Soumarou67339/
Samairat67243/
Sammarra67111/
Samarash6794/
Sammarat6794/
Shamarat6763/
Shamarra6759/
Shamaraz6749/
Samaraph6745/
Samourou6741/
Sammatra6740/
Siamaira6736/
Samauras6736/
Shamaira6719/
Shahmara6715/
Zaemaroh6713/
Zamharoh6713/
Shamarad6713/
Zhamaroh6712/
Chamairo6712/
Samaradh6711/
Sahamara6710/
Shamaraa679/
Chamaroh678/
Soumahro678/
Sahmarga677/
Samarhad677/
Sommarot676/
Samaurau675/
Schamara675/
Djamarou675/
Samaharu674/
Samarach674/
Soomarou674/
Shamoruo674/
Shamarha674/
Soommaro674/
Shammara673/
Shamooro673/
Saimeiro673/
Chamarou673/
Soimatro673/
Jamaaroz673/
Shamaura672/
Shamorro672/
Jaimaroh672/
Samarahu672/
Soumarho672/
Sammorou672/
Saameara671/
Samarrat671/
Samathra671/
Samautra671/
Sammarap671/
Cammarro671/
Chammaro671/
Chamoroo671/
Jamarodh671/
Jammaros671/
Zammarro671/
Zammatro671/
Scamorro671/
Shamaara671/
Shamarah671/
Shamarau671/
Shamarga671/
Soumaroh671/
Shamgara671/
Zamairou671/
Zamarroa671/
Zamarros671/
Zomarood671/
Somaurou671/
Sjahmara671/
Soumauro671/
Samorgou671/
Samorhou671/
Sammarut671/
Sammasra671/
Sammaara671/
Sammaira671/
Samarras671/
Schamoro671/
Chamayro671/
Samaraha671/
Shameero671/
Shamoora671/

Samaroo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samaroo in the Oriya language
ସମରୁsamaru-
Samaroo in the Marathi language
समारूsamaru-
Samaroo in the Hindi language
समारूsamaru97.94
सामारूsamaru2.06

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