Samuga Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

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

Samuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea901:90,59712,060
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Šamuga (34) are calculated separately.

Samuga (33) may also be a first name.

Samuga Last Name Facts

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

Samuga (Marathi: सामुगा, Oriya: ସାମୁଗା) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Šamuga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,765,740th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Samuga occurs mostly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Samuga reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Samuga is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Madang, where 89 percent live, National Capital District, where 6 percent live and Central, where 1 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šamuga9434/
Samunga921,752/
Samouga9213/
Shamuga921/
Shamunga8611/
Samaugas864/
Samungai862/
Saimugha861/
Siamugha861/
Samhunga861/
Shammuga861/
Semuga83309/
Samoga8336/
Jamuga8331/
Samiga8326/
Samuge8310/
Samugi832/
Samunggai8034/
Shamaunga801/
Samunggah801/
Shamiga77648/
Semugga77270/
Ssemuga77225/
Shemuga7730/
Samigha7715/
Samouge7713/
Sammiga778/
Somugat777/
Saamoga777/
Samigay776/
Shamoga772/
Samogay772/
Samungi772/
Shamuge771/
Semuuga771/
Chamuga771/
Camugay771/
Samugot771/
Samhoga771/
Semuiga771/
Ssemugga71502/
Samighay71152/
Samungou7119/
Suomugha7117/
Seimugha717/
Samighai716/
Somungai716/
Samighah714/
Shamigha711/
Shamiega711/
Shamugou711/
Giammuga711/
Jajmugga711/
Shamungou671,314/
Samogo6740/
Samogy6736/
Semiga6735/
Šemuga6729/
Samogi6723/
Somoga6720/
Somiga6720/
Samoge6716/
Zamiga6712/
Samighaai673/
Samigo672/
Sssemugga671/
Somunggay671/
Somugo671/
Semugo671/

Samuga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samuga in the Oriya language
ସାମୁଗାsamuga-
Samuga in the Marathi language
सामुगाsamuga50
समुगाsamuga50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samuga
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