Samiyu Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Samiyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Samiyu (98) may also be a first name.
Samiyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samiyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samiyu (Hindi: समीयु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samiyu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name Samiyu is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Samiyu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samiyu is also the 956,749th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 98 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 1,029,900. In Nigeria Samiyu is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 55 percent are found, Borno, where 13 percent are found and Lagos, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samiyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samiyu in the Hindi language | ||
| समीयु | samiyu | - |
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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 Samiyu
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