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
The last name Samsu (Bengali: সামসু, Hindi: समसू, Marathi: समसु, Oriya: ସମସୁ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samsu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samsu is the 85,600th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,293,494 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Samsu are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 26,256th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 32,394 people.
The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4,870 people, or 1 in 27,156. In Indonesia Samsu is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 45 percent are found, East Java, where 11 percent are found and Banten, where 5 percent are found. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common 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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