Samshu Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Samshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Samshu (251) may also be a first name.
Samshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samshu (Bengali: সামসু, Hindi: समशू, Marathi: समशु) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samshu? popularity and diffusion
Samshu is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Samshu reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samshu is also the 562,655th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 251 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Samshu is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 100 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samshu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samshu in the Bengali language | ||
| সামসু | samasu | - |
| Samshu in the Marathi language | ||
| समशु | samasu | 93.94 |
| संभु | sambhu | 3.03 |
| सैसमशु | saisamasu | 3.03 |
| Samshu in the Hindi language | ||
| समशू | samasu | 56.82 |
| समशु | samasu | 32.95 |
| सम्शु | samsu | 4.55 |
| सम्शू | samsu | 2.27 |
| समसू | samasu | 1.14 |
| समषु | samasu | 1.14 |
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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 Samshu
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