Samimu Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Samimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Samimu 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
Uganda1581:247,08418,427
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Samimu (2,186) may also be a first name.

Samimu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samimu (Hindi: समीमु) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samimu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,076,574th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. Samimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Samimu live; 69 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 160,264th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,186 people.

This last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 247,084. In Uganda Samimu is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 37 percent live, Koboko District, where 23 percent live and Arua District, where 22 percent live. Other than Uganda Samimu exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 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
Shamimu9287/
Samimou923/
Samimuj921/
Samimoud861/
Jamimu8322/
Semimu837/
Samumu836/
Zamimu831/
Samumuh778/
Shamemu772/
Shemimu771/
Zamimou771/
Sameemu771/
Shameemu715/
Shamimoo713/
Soumaimou671/
Zamumu671/
Zememu501,288/
Semumu50102/
Somumu504/
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Samimu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samimu in the Hindi language
समीमुsamimu82.61
समीमूsamimu17.39

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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 Samimu
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