Samtu Surname
Approximately 675 people bear this surname
Samtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samtu (356) may also be a first name.
Samtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samtu (Hindi: समतु, Marathi: समतू, Oriya: ସମତୁ) is found in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samtu? popularity and diffusion
Samtu is the 490,615th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. The last name Samtu is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Samtu reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samtu is also the 461,707th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 356 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Togo, where it is held by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Aside from Togo it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samtu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samtu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମତୁ | samatu | - |
| Samtu in the Marathi language | ||
| समतू | samatu | - |
| Samtu in the Hindi language | ||
| समतु | samatu | 30.77 |
| समतू | samatu | 30.77 |
| सम्तु | samtu | 23.08 |
| सम्तू | samtu | 15.38 |
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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 Samtu
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