Samue Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Samue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Liberia | 25 | 1:176,341 | 12,123 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samue (3,350) may also be a first name.
Samue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samue (Russian: Самуэь) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Samue click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samue? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samue is the 1,121,821st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Samue is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Samue reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 123,292nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 3,350 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria Samue is most prevalent in: Plateau, where 13 percent reside, Kogi, where 10 percent reside and Sokoto, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Samue occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samue Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samue in the Russian language | ||
| Самуэь | samue | - |
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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 Samue
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