Samfo Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Samfo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Samfo (65) may also be a first name.
Samfo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samfo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samfo (Hindi: सम्फो) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samfo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samfo is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Samfo live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.
The surname Samfo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Samfo is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 60 percent reside, Taraba, where 20 percent reside and Yobe, where 20 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samfou | 91 | 12 | / |
| Samfod | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanfo | 80 | 58,227 | / |
| Samfa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Camfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Semfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samfaß | 73 | 35 | / |
| Sanfou | 73 | 31 | / |
| Sampho | 73 | 16 | / |
| Samfat | 73 | 16 | / |
| Somfoo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jamfoo | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sanfod | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sanfoo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sanffo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shamfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jamfoi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Camfoo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Camfoy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sanfoy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanfos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Camfoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Camfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djamfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seanfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sannfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sainfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssanfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shemfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chamfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanfop | 73 | 0 | / |
| Samphot | 67 | 78 | / |
| Samfass | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chamfoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samphoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samphoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samphou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samphos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samfast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamfoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samfash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saempho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanhfoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoot | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sanfoud | 67 | 0 | / |
Samfo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samfo in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्फो | sampho | - |
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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 Samfo
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