Samuai Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Samuai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samuai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151:51,137,692512,385
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Samuai (832) may also be a first name.

Samuai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samuai (Hindi: समुई) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Samuai.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Samuai reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 283,108th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 832 people.

The surname Samuai is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 51,137,692. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 87 percent are found, Gujarat, where 7 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 7 percent are found. Apart from India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samhuai92138/
Samuaip928/
Saemuai926/
Samuais921/
Saemueai861/
Saimueai861/
Samuae831/
Semuai831/
Somhuai774/
Samuois771/
Shamboui7133/
Saimueay7133/
Saemueay714/
Chamuahi711/
Chaimuai711/
Saimuoaa711/
Shambahi711/
Shambahayi631/
Sombuoi6232/
Samwooi623/
Zamuayo622/
Zamboui622/
Samboay622/
Sambeahy571/
Shambooi571/
Sombaayi571/
Chamwahi571/
Sombahayi534/
Chaimueay531/
Sombouhui531/

Samuai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samuai in the Hindi language
समुईsamu'i-

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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 Samuai
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