Samnun Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Samnun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samnun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Samnun (665) may also be a first name.

Samnun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samnun (Marathi: सामनून) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samnun? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Samnun live; 43 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samnun is also the 321,817th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 665 people.

The last name Samnun is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Samnun is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samngun926/
Siamnun921/
Samnoun921/
Seamnun921/
Saumnun921/
Saamnun921/
Samnaun921/
Sanun91877/
Samnhung861/
Samngoun861/
Sangun83533/
Sanung83440/
Sahnun83426/
Sianun83238/
Sainun83215/
Saanun83151/
Shanun8389/
Sanoun8376/
Sanune8348/
Somnun8347/
Samnon8345/
Sanaun8345/
Seanun8320/
Sanuin8317/
Sannun834/
Sam'un833/
Samnum833/
Jamnun832/
Zamnun832/
Sanunk831/
Saneun831/
Sganun831/
Sagnun831/
Sanhun831/
Camnun830/
Sahnoun7718,705/
Samhoun77633/
Sangnun77334/
Sanhoun77178/
Shanhun7779/
Sanusin7776/
Sannung7766/
Sangoun7764/
Semnoun7757/
Saanoun7750/
Seanoun7733/
Sahanun7723/
Sainung7722/
Sianaun7718/
Sannoun7712/
Sanoune7711/
Shanoun7710/
Sanaune776/
Sainoun775/
Sangaun775/
Shamnon774/
Zamnoun774/
Shamhun774/
Sianoun774/
Sanahun773/
Samnoon773/
Camnaun773/
Seanaun773/
Somnaun773/
Shahnun773/
Sanoung772/
Saunune772/
Sahnune772/
Sam'oun772/
Sanaung772/
Samnoen771/
Sanhung771/
Shanune771/
Shanaun771/
Sham'un771/
Seatnun771/
Sainaun771/
Sainunt771/
Somnoun771/
Somnunk771/
Camnoun771/
Jamnaun771/
Sanon7381,588/
Sanum73626/
Sonun73342/
Zanun7374/
Sahnoune7117,401/
Saanoune71141/
Sahanoun7180/
Shaanoun7112/
Ssainung716/
Sanusing716/
Sannoune716/
Sanuhina715/
Sahangun715/
Shamnoon713/
Shahanun712/
Sannusin712/
Shanutin711/
Sahnounn711/
Shagnoun711/
Samhoune711/
Sahnnoun711/
Seangaun711/
Seangnun711/
Shannoun711/
Sanhusen710/
Shannaun710/
Sonune6721,131/
Zanoun674,137/
Sanoon674,112/
Zainun671,689/
Sahanoune67669/
Shanon67654/
Sannon67411/
Sianon67287/
Sannum67151/
Sainon67133/
Saanum67116/
Shanum6773/
Sonhun6769/
Songun6757/
Saunon6740/
Chanun6735/
Sonunc6730/
Sainum6726/
Shangnung6713/
Sonoun679/
Sanumn677/
Satnum675/
Saanon673/
Saynon673/
Zannun673/
Sanonn672/
Seanon672/
Zamnon672/
Somnon672/
Sonaun672/
Saynum672/
Seanum672/
Shanunova671/
Sahjnoune671/
Sahnnoune671/
Sainún671/
Sounun671/
Saînon671/
Seminnoun671/
Djamnoune671/
Sainuheen671/
Sahnounne671/
Seinun671/
Sanuim671/
Somhun671/
Soinun671/
Comnun671/

Samnun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samnun in the Marathi language
सामनूनsamanuna50
समनूनsamanuna50

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Footnotes

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