Sampu Surname

437,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sampu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4991:148,05515,508
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
South Africa611:888,15957,770
India331:23,244,406321,547
Cambodia171:911,0095,219
England41:13,929,515290,718
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

The alternate forms: Sampü (1) are calculated separately.

Sampu (2,703) may also be a first name.

Sampu Last Name Facts

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

Sampu (Bengali: সম্পু, Hindi: सम्पू, Marathi: संपु, Oriya: ସଂପୁ, Russian: Сампу) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Sampü. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sampu is the 437,968th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,307,211 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sampu reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sampu is also the 140,854th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 2,703 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 499 people, or 1 in 148,055. Apart from The DR Congo Sampu exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Sampu Last Name Statistics demography

Sampu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.22% less than the national average, earning R 44,640 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sampü931/
Sampou913,314/
Saimpu9188/
Sampau9172/
Samput9168/
Sampui9154/
Shampu919/
Samphu917/
Siampu914/
Sampuu914/
Saempu913/
Sgampu911/
Scampu911/
Sampuh911/
Sampoux83170/
Siampou8327/
Shaimpu832/
Sampuha832/
Samphou831/
Schampu831/
Saimpou831/
Sampaut831/
Samphut831/
Sampoud831/
Sampust830/
Jampu80825/
Sompu80413/
Campu80385/
Sempu80153/
Sanpu8038/
Sampó8010/
Zampu801/
Shampoux775/
Saatimpu771/
Samphuch771/
Sanpui7321,446/
Zampou739,632/
Sampoe73730/
Siompu73207/
Somphu73197/
Sompui73107/
Sempui73100/
Jampou7387/
Champu7372/
Shanpu7355/
Jamput7320/
Camphu7320/
Sainpu7319/
Sompud7319/
Sompou7319/
Somput7319/
Sampoo7314/
Sempau7312/
Sanpou7310/
Campuy739/
Siempu738/
Sanpuy737/
Sanphu735/
Jaimpu735/
Djampu735/
Campeu735/
Sanput734/
Campou732/
Zampuu732/
Sannpu731/
Camppu731/
Jamphu731/
Jaympu731/
Jhampu731/
Semphu731/
Tjampu731/
Jampus731/
Sompuy731/
Ssempu731/
Sanpau731/
Sanpud731/
Sempuh731/
Sanpuh731/
Schampeus7114/
Sabu6724,876/
Savu6724,074/
Djampou67880/
Sanphui67284/
Shampoo67216/
Zampout67126/
Somphut67122/
Shampoe6799/
Champuy6746/
Somphou6745/
Shanpui6736/
Champou6719/
Somphud6712/
Champhu6711/
Champau679/
Samphoe675/
Champus673/
Jamphut673/
Champut672/
Champeu672/
Champux671/
Zammpou671/
Sompous671/
Seumpou671/
Siompou671/
Sainphu671/
Sanppui671/
Shempui671/
Sanphut671/
Sanphuy671/
Sanpuha671/
Sampooj671/
Sompuch671/
Sompuit671/
Shomput671/
Camphuy671/
Sanpoux670/

Sampu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sampu in the Oriya language
ସଂପୁsampu-
Sampu in the Bengali language
সম্পুsampu90.91
সাম্পুsampu9.09
Sampu in the Hindi language
सम्पूsampu64.7
सम्पुsampu24
सांपूsampu4.5
संपूsampu3.7
सांपुsampu1.5
संपुsampu0.9
साम्पूsampu0.4
सम्जुsamju0.1
समपूsamapu0.1
Sampu in the Marathi language
संपुsampu50
संपूsampu40.74
सांपूsampu3.7
शमsama1.85
Sampu in the Russian language
Сампуsampu-

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Footnotes

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