Samiu Surname

414,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Samiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6041:293,28316,457
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Maldives221:18,3711,229
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
India111:69,733,217610,955
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
United States71:51,779,848968,877
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Samiu (2,541) may also be a first name.

Samiu Last Name Facts

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

Samiu (Hindi: समीउ, Marathi: समीउ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samiu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 414,602nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,675,650 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Samiu live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samiu is also the 146,255th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 2,541 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 604 people, or 1 in 293,283. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 15 percent are found, Kano, where 12 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and The Maldives, where 3 percent are found.

Samiu Last Name Statistics demography

Samiu earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 118.29% more than the national average, earning $94,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samiou91610/
Samihu9143/
Shamiu9125/
Samius9118/
Samiju916/
Saamiu916/
Siamiu915/
Samoiu914/
Samiud914/
Samiuy912/
Samieu911/
Saumiu911/
Samiue911/
Sahmiu911/
Samiut911/
Samaiyu833/
Samihou833/
Samaiju832/
Shaamiu832/
Siamiju832/
Samajiu831/
Saamihu831/
Shamiou831/
Jamiu8043,438/
Semiu808,353/
Samyu8055/
Samju8014/
Somiu802/
Samoju73480/
Jamihu7373/
Sameeu7343/
Saimju7341/
Szomiu7332/
Sameju7323/
Jamius7323/
Jaamiu7311/
Jaimiu7310/
Jamiuy739/
Samuju739/
Jammiu738/
Jamiou737/
Seimiu737/
Jamiju737/
Semihu736/
Saméus736/
Jamuiu735/
Samyou735/
Someiu734/
Samjhu734/
Samyue734/
Semeiu733/
Jasmiu733/
Semieu732/
Jhamiu732/
Semiju732/
Samyut732/
Jamiuj732/
Jamoiu732/
Jjamiu732/
Shemiu732/
Samuyu732/
Siamju731/
Jajmiu731/
Zamiou731/
Seemiu731/
Shamju731/
Samjud731/
Samjui731/
Djamiou6761/
Saamoju6740/
Samgoju6721/
Sammoju677/
Shamjhu674/
Sameeju672/
Shemiju672/
Shameju672/
Camihui671/
Samujoo671/
Shameeu671/
Jajmiue671/
Semeiyu671/
Shamoju671/
Samajhu671/
Samujhu671/
Samooju671/
Zosmius671/

Samiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samiu in the Hindi language
समीउsami'u66.67
समीऊsami'u11.11
समीउन्नशिाsami'unnasia5.56
समीउनिशाsami'unisa5.56
समीुsamiu5.56
समीउल्लाहsami'ullaha5.56
Samiu in the Marathi language
समीउsami'u66.67
समीऊाहखाsamiuahakha33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samiu
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