Samihu Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Samihu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Samihu (45) may also be a first name.
Samihu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samihu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samihu (Hindi: समिहु) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samihu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samihu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Samihu is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Samihu live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samihu is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 45 people.
The last name Samihu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Zamfara, where 29 percent live, Kano, where 26 percent live and Niger, where 26 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and The Maldives, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samihou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Saamihu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samiu | 91 | 840 | / |
| Samiou | 83 | 610 | / |
| Jamihu | 83 | 73 | / |
| Shamiu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Samius | 83 | 18 | / |
| Samiju | 83 | 6 | / |
| Semihu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Saamiu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Siamiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Samoiu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samjhu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samiud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samiuy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samiut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahmiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samiue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saumiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamjhu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Samaiyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shaamiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samaiju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siamiju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samajiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Camihui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samajhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samujhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamiu | 73 | 43,438 | / |
| Semiu | 73 | 8,353 | / |
| Samyu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Samju | 73 | 14 | / |
| Somiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Samoju | 67 | 480 | / |
| Sameeu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Saimju | 67 | 41 | / |
| Szomiu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sameju | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jamius | 67 | 23 | / |
| Jaamiu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jaimiu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jamiuy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samuju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jammiu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jamiju | 67 | 7 | / |
| Seimiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jamiou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saméus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jamuiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samyou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Someiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Semehu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samyue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jasmiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Semeiu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jjamiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samuyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shemiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamoiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semieu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamiuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samyut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Semiju | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jhamiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jajmiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seemiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjui | 67 | 1 | / |
Samihu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samihu in the Hindi language | ||
| समिहु | samihu | 50 |
| समीहु | samihu | 50 |
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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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- 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 Samihu
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