Samilu Surname
Approximately 602 people bear this surname
Samilu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 473 | 1:374,509 | 19,965 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Samilu (1,252) may also be a first name.
Samilu Demographics
Samilu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Samilu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samilu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samilu (Hindi: समीलु, Marathi: सिमळु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samilu? popularity and diffusion
Samilu is the 535,476th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,105,558 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Samilu are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samilu is also the 223,127th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,252 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 473 people, or 1 in 374,509. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 26 percent reside, Zamfara, where 21 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Samilu is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.
Samilu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Samilu surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samilu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samilu in the Marathi language | ||
| सिमळु | simalu | - |
| Samilu in the Hindi language | ||
| समीलु | samilu | 50 |
| समीलू | samilu | 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 Samilu
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