Samhu Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Samhu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 203 | 1:76,050 | 11,208 |
| Nepal | 9 | 1:3,164,551 | 10,069 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Samhu (104) may also be a first name.
Samhu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samhu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samhu (Hindi: साम्हू, Marathi: सामु़) is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samhu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,129,067th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Samhu are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most common given name globally, borne by 104 people.
The last name Samhu is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 76,050. In Zimbabwe Samhu is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent live, Harare Province, where 21 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe Samhu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nepal, where 4 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samhu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samhu in the Hindi language | ||
| साम्हू | samhu | - |
| Samhu in the Marathi language | ||
| सामु़ | samu | - |
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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 Samhu
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