Samperu Surname

317,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Samperu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samperu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,1811:39,1024,152

Samperu (205) may also be a first name.

Samperu Last Name Facts

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

Samperu occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samperu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 317,282nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,170,657 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samperu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Samperu is also the 632,267th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 205 people.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,181 people, or 1 in 39,102. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 75 percent are found, Narok County, where 24 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found.

Samperu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Samperu surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sampetru9338/
Samparu8617/
Sanpetru803/
Sampharu802/
Sâmpetru801/
Samporuh801/
Saveru7725/
Saberu7723/
Zampetrou751/
Champeroux71163/
Saberau7119/
Semparu718/
Saberou717/
Saverou711/
Champereux711/
Saverau711/
Saberus711/
Champeyroux6781/
Sabeirou675/
Zampirou675/
Sânpetru674/
Shabeeru671/

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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 Samperu
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