Samiatu Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Samiatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Samiatu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406

Samiatu (839) may also be a first name.

Samiatu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samiatu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Samiatu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samiatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samiatu is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Samiatu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samiatu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samiatu is also the 281,864th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 839 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Taraba, where 80 percent live, Lagos, where 10 percent live and Gombe, where 5 percent live. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Ghana, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siamiatu931/
Samiatuh931/
Samihatou881/
Zamiatu8621/
Samyatu869/
Semiatu864/
Samaiyatou821/
Samiotou80215/
Djamiatou752/
Soumiatou751/
Scamiotou751/
Soumaiyatou674/
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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 Samiatu
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