Samsu Surname
Approximately 5,634 people bear this surname
Samsu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,870 | 1:27,156 | 3,220 |
| Nigeria | 232 | 1:763,546 | 34,496 |
| Malaysia | 159 | 1:185,498 | 11,084 |
| Thailand | 142 | 1:497,453 | 86,793 |
| Brunei | 88 | 1:4,758 | 729 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Samsu (32,394) may also be a first name.
Samsu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samsu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samsu (Bengali: সামসু, Hindi: समसू, Marathi: समसु, Oriya: ସମସୁ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Samsu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samsu? popularity and diffusion
Samsu is the 85,600th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,293,494 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Samsu live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Samsu is also the 26,256th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 32,394 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4,870 people, or 1 in 27,156. In Indonesia Samsu is most prevalent in: West Java, where 45 percent are found, East Java, where 11 percent are found and Banten, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Indonesia it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samsu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samsu in the Bengali language | ||
| সামসু | samasu | 86.36 |
| সামছু | samachu | 9.09 |
| সমসু | samasu | 4.55 |
| Samsu in the Marathi language | ||
| समसु | samasu | 61.54 |
| समसू | samasu | 23.08 |
| सामसू | samasu | 7.69 |
| समसुल | samasula | 3.85 |
| समशू | samasu | 3.85 |
| Samsu in the Hindi language | ||
| समसू | samasu | 60.38 |
| समसु | samasu | 32.6 |
| सम्सू | samsu | 3.07 |
| सम्सु | samsu | 1.9 |
| शम्श्ू | samsu | 0.58 |
| शम्श्ु | samsu | 0.44 |
| समशु | samasu | 0.15 |
| शमशू | samasu | 0.15 |
| Samsu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମସୁ | samasu | 50 |
| ଶମଶୁ | samasu | 25 |
| ସାମସୁ | samasu | 25 |
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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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- 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 Samsu
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