Samavu Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Samavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 80 | 1:198,124 | 13,036 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
Samavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samavu (Marathi: रामलू) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Samavu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samavu is the 1,385,851st most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. Samavu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samavu are found; 74 percent are found in Southern Africa and 74 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 198,124. In Zambia Samavu is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 54 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 40 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 5 percent reside. Beside Zambia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamavu | 92 | 10,533 | / |
| Samavhu | 92 | 15 | / |
| Siamavhu | 86 | 51 | / |
| Shamasvu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samabu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Samawu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Jamavu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samovu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samabut | 77 | 48 | / |
| Chamavu | 77 | 27 | / |
| Samabup | 77 | 21 | / |
| Samabhu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Samampu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samabou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samaawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seimavu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamawu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samanphu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Samanpou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samabaud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammabhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamawu | 67 | 53 | / |
| Semawu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samobu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamabu | 67 | 1 | / |
Samavu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samavu in the Marathi language | ||
| रामलू | ramalu | - |
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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 Samavu
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