Samiratu Surname
Approximately 444 people bear this surname
Samiratu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Cameroon | 95 | 1:218,622 | 22,080 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Samiratu (2,855) may also be a first name.
Samiratu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samiratu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samiratu occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samiratu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samiratu is the 672,867th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samiratu are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samiratu is also the 136,250th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 2,855 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Beside Ghana this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samiratou | 94 | 317 | / |
| Samuratu | 88 | 14 | / |
| Sameratu | 88 | 12 | / |
| Jamiratu | 88 | 9 | / |
| Jamiratou | 82 | 13 | / |
| Jamairatu | 82 | 5 | / |
| Somirautu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sameratou | 82 | 2 | / |
| Samurautu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samirothu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samiroutu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Djamiratou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Samurotu | 75 | 104 | / |
| Somirotu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Somuratu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soumairatou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samurothu | 71 | 23 | / |
| Somurautu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Samurethu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Somurotu | 63 | 41 | / |
| Somuretu | 63 | 3 | / |
| Somurothu | 59 | 14 | / |
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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 Samiratu
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