Samarua Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Samarua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
Samarua (11) may also be a first name.
Samarua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samarua (Hindi: समरुआ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Samarua is predominantly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Samarua reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Samarua is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
Samarua is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Samarua is primarily found in: Milne Bay, where 92 percent reside and Morobe, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamarua | 93 | 9 | / |
| Samarwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jamarua | 86 | 2 | / |
| Samarvai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samarbai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shahmarwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samarvaij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samarbhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Somerua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jamarva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samarwei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shamoruo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Somairva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamarwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sommarwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giammarva | 63 | 30 | / |
| Samorwa | 57 | 17 | / |
| Samorba | 57 | 2 | / |
| Zohmahruaii | 56 | 1 | / |
| Somervuo | 53 | 30 | / |
| Jomairwa | 53 | 12 | / |
| Giamarvo | 53 | 6 | / |
| Samerwai | 53 | 2 | / |
| Samervai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Somerveu | 53 | 1 | / |
Samarua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samarua in the Hindi language | ||
| समरुआ | samaru'a | - |
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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 Samarua
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