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 in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samihu? popularity and diffusion
Samihu is the 2,979,664th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Samihu occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Samihu are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most common given name worldwide, borne by 45 people.
Samihu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Samihu is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 29 percent reside, Kano, where 26 percent reside and Niger, where 26 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent reside and The Maldives, where 2 percent reside.
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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- 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 Samihu
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