Sametu Surname
4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sametu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
Sametu (581) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sammetu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Saimetus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samotu | 83 | 1,193 | / |
| Samatu | 83 | 265 | / |
| Semetu | 83 | 137 | / |
| Samitu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Samaytu | 77 | 527 | / |
| Samithu | 77 | 94 | / |
| Samathu | 77 | 76 | / |
| Saamotu | 77 | 75 | / |
| Semeatu | 77 | 56 | / |
| Samaitu | 77 | 22 | / |
| Samitou | 77 | 8 | / |
| Samotuh | 77 | 8 | / |
| Saamatu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sahmatu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shamotu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samattu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samitui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shamatu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sammatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semmetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamettu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jameetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semaetu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahmotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hsamatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimotu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamitu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saimatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samiotou | 71 | 215 | / |
| Saumitou | 71 | 38 | / |
| Sammatou | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sahamotu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sahamatu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shamateu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shamathu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sammathu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jammeetu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaamatu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shemettu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zemetu | 67 | 2,415 | / |
| Samahatou | 67 | 238 | / |
| Sematu | 67 | 23 | / |
| Somotu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jamitu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Camitu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chaumetou | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soemoethu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zamatu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Semotu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cemetu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somitu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahamatou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamotu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sametu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis