Samnu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Samnu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Şamnu (8) are calculated separately.
Samnu (245) may also be a first name.
Samnu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samnu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samnu (Hindi: समनू) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Şamnu. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samnu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,957,383rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Samnu reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samnu is also the 570,604th most widespread first name internationally, held by 245 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Samnu is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 53 percent live, Sokoto, where 33 percent live and Gombe, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 16 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samnu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samnu in the Hindi language | ||
| समनू | samanu | 73.33 |
| समनु | samanu | 20 |
| सामनू | samanu | 6.67 |
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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 Samnu
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