Sammou Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Sammou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Benin | 64 | 1:161,494 | 16,390 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sammou (36) may also be a first name.
Sammou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sammou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sammou (Arabic: صامو, Hindi: सम्मौ) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sammou? popularity and diffusion
Sammou is the 752,779th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sammou are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 36 people.
It is most numerous in Morocco, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Outside of Morocco this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sammou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sammou in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्मौ | sam'mau | - |
| Sammou in the Arabic language | ||
| صامو | samw | - |
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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 Sammou
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