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
The surname Samiou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻲ) is found most frequently in Greece. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Samiou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samiou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 530,215th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The last name Samiou occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Samiou are found; 95 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 629,010th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 207 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 19,169. In Greece Samiou is most prevalent in: Attica, where 65 percent are found, North Aegean, where 9 percent are found and South Aegean, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found 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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