Samku Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Albania

Samku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sámků (1) are calculated separately.

Samku (109) may also be a first name.

Samku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samku (Arabic: صامكو, Hindi: समकु) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Sámků. Click here for other possible spellings of Samku.

How Common Is The Last Name Samku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Samku reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 109 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India Samku is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent are found, Telangana, where 6 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 2 percent are found. Beside India this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamku91508/
Samkus9114/
Samkut9113/
Samkau914/
Samkou913/
Samkeu913/
Samkui912/
Sámků871/
Shamkut8377/
Shamkus831/
Shamkau831/
Jamku8047/
Semku8019/
Samkó8014/
Somku804/
Zamku801/
Shaymkui771/
Szamkó73184/
Zamkus7326/
Samkoe738/
Jamkhu736/
Semkou735/
Jammku734/
Somkhu734/
Jhamku733/
Zamkou731/
Shomku731/
Jamkui731/
Jamkut731/
Semkau730/
Siomkou6727/
Djamkou6717/
Chamkui674/
Jamkhou673/
Chamkou671/
Soumkui671/
Shomkus671/
Shamkoo671/
Jaamkku671/

Samku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samku in the Hindi language
समकुsamaku40
शम्कुsamku20
सम्कूsamku20
समकूsamaku20
Samku in the Arabic language
صامكوsamkw-
سمكوsmkw-

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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 Samku
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