Samatu Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Samatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 216 | 1:820,105 | 36,398 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Samatu (2,264) may also be a first name.
Samatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samatu (Hindi: समतु, Marathi: समतु, Oriya: ସାମତୁ) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Samatu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 975,866th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Samatu are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samatu is also the 156,871st most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,264 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 820,105. In Nigeria Samatu is most frequent in: Osun, where 42 percent live, Ondo, where 16 percent live and Oyo, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaytu | 92 | 527 | / |
| Siamatu | 92 | 138 | / |
| Samathu | 92 | 76 | / |
| Samatou | 92 | 65 | / |
| Samaitu | 92 | 22 | / |
| Saamatu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Samautu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sahmatu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Samattu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Shamatu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Saimatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Hsamatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sammatu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sammatou | 86 | 16 | / |
| Sahamatu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Samatuha | 86 | 5 | / |
| Samatuch | 86 | 5 | / |
| Shamateu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shamathu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shaamatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sammathu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saamatou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samgathu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samataus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samotu | 83 | 1,193 | / |
| Camatu | 83 | 472 | / |
| Sematu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Sametu | 83 | 18 | / |
| Jamatu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Zamatu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samahatou | 80 | 238 | / |
| Sahamatou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saamotu | 77 | 75 | / |
| Semathu | 77 | 72 | / |
| Semeatu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Samatoe | 77 | 41 | / |
| Samotus | 77 | 38 | / |
| Samotuh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sematau | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sammetu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jamatut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shamotu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chamatu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samotuz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Cammatu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Siematu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jamatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shematu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamaitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somathu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somatou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahmotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zamaatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zamateu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Caymatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamaatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semaetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semaitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samotuha | 71 | 436 | / |
| Somgattu | 71 | 37 | / |
| Sahamotu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Jamaitus | 71 | 10 | / |
| Zaimatus | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sommatus | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sommatut | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chamatui | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chamatou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Semmatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seimatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djamatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cahamatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semetu | 67 | 137 | / |
| Somotu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Chaimatou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zematu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djamaatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
Samatu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samatu in the Hindi language | ||
| समतु | samatu | 66.67 |
| समतू | samatu | 20.83 |
| समटु | samatu | 4.17 |
| समातू | samatu | 4.17 |
| समतु़ | samatu | 4.17 |
| Samatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମତୁ | samatu | 66.67 |
| ଶାମତୁ | samatu | 33.33 |
| Samatu in the Marathi language | ||
| समतु | samatu | 66.67 |
| सामतू | samatu | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Samatu
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