Samiou Surname
Approximately 610 people bear this surname
Samiou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 578 | 1:19,169 | 2,774 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samiou? popularity and diffusion
Samiou is the 530,215th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name Samiou occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Samiou reside; 95 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 629,010th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 207 people.
The surname Samiou is most widely held 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 are found, North Aegean, where 9 percent are found and South Aegean, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Greece this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 2 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samihou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Shamiou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samiu | 91 | 840 | / |
| Samoju | 83 | 480 | / |
| Samihu | 83 | 43 | / |
| Shamiu | 83 | 25 | / |
| Samius | 83 | 18 | / |
| Samiju | 83 | 6 | / |
| Saamiu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Siamiu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Samyou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Samoiu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samiud | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samiuy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samiue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saumiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sahmiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samiut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samieu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saamoju | 77 | 40 | / |
| Samgoju | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sammoju | 77 | 7 | / |
| Samaiyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shaamiu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Siamiju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samaiju | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saamihu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samooju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamoju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samajiu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samyu | 73 | 55 | / |
| Samju | 73 | 14 | / |
| Somiu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Saamouju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssoumiou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somoju | 67 | 251 | / |
| Sameeu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Saimju | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sameoe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Szomiu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sameju | 67 | 23 | / |
| Samuju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samjoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seimiu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saméus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Someiu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samjhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samyue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samjoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samyut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samuyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamju | 67 | 1 | / |
Samiou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samiou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻲ | smy | - |
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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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