Samobo Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Samobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Samobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samobo is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Samobo.

How Common Is The Last Name Samobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,323,005th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Samobo reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon Samobo is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 86 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saymobo922/
Samabo8341/
Somobo8333/
Samoba832/
Samebo832/
Samùbo831/
Samovo831/
Shamebo772,746/
Shamoba7745/
Siamoba7725/
Samobeu7714/
Shamowo774/
Samuoba773/
Samgoba772/
Samgabo772/
Samabod772/
Samabou772/
Seimobo771/
Sammabo771/
Ssamabo771/
Samobat771/
Samouba771/
Samaboo771/
Shamooba7131/
Shamaubo7119/
Samoubeu719/
Sammabot714/
Samaboot712/
Samanpoo711/
Siamooba711/
Jamoyboy711/
Jamabo67752/
Samova67146/
Semoba6770/
Somoba6741/
Samová6726/
Samowa6726/
Samaba6714/
Sameba678/
Somowo676/
Çamoba675/
Samuba675/
Samawo674/
Semabo673/
Somubo673/
Zamebo672/
Semebo672/
Jamoba672/
Jomobo672/
Somovo671/
Zamabo671/
Zamoba671/
Samabooth671/

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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 Samobo
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