Samonu Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Samonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Samonu (14) may also be a first name.
Samonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samonu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Samonu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samonu? popularity and diffusion
Samonu is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Samonu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Samonu live; 54 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samonu is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name globally, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 43 percent are found, Oyo, where 43 percent are found and Osun, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Samonu
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