Samarou Surname
Approximately 1,121 people bear this surname
Samarou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| Benin | 41 | 1:252,088 | 22,137 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samarou (22) may also be a first name.
Samarou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samarou (Hindi: सामरौ) has its highest incidence in Togo. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarou? popularity and diffusion
Samarou is the 330,363rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 6,500,933 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Samarou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 22 people.
Samarou is most commonly held in Togo, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 6,903. Outside of Togo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 4 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samarou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samarou in the Hindi language | ||
| सामरौ | samarau | - |
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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
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- 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 Samarou
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