Samiou Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Samiou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samiou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5781:19,1692,774
Benin141:738,25740,906
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samiou (207) may also be a first name.

Samiou Last Name Facts

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

Samiou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻲ) is found in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samiou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samiou is the 530,215th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Samiou reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Samiou is also the 629,010th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 207 people.

The surname is most frequent in Greece, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 19,169. In Greece Samiou is most common in: Attica, where 65 percent reside, North Aegean, where 9 percent reside and South Aegean, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Greece Samiou occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samihou923/
Shamiou921/
Samiu91840/
Samoju83480/
Samihu8343/
Shamiu8325/
Samius8318/
Samiju836/
Saamiu836/
Siamiu835/
Samyou835/
Samoiu834/
Samiud834/
Samiuy832/
Samiue831/
Saumiu831/
Sahmiu831/
Samiut831/
Samieu831/
Saamoju7740/
Samgoju7721/
Sammoju777/
Samaiyu773/
Shaamiu772/
Siamiju772/
Samaiju772/
Saamihu771/
Samooju771/
Shamoju771/
Samajiu771/
Samyu7355/
Samju7314/
Somiu732/
Saamouju711/
Ssoumiou711/
Somoju67251/
Sameeu6743/
Saimju6741/
Sameoe6737/
Szomiu6732/
Sameju6723/
Samuju679/
Samjoo678/
Seimiu677/
Saméus676/
Someiu674/
Samjhu674/
Samyue674/
Samjoe673/
Samyut672/
Samuyu672/
Somyou671/
Samjui671/
Samjud671/
Shamju671/
Siamju671/

Samiou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samiou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻤﻲsmy-

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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 Samiou
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