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

The last name Samuga (Marathi: सामुगा, Oriya: ସାମୁଗା) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Šamuga. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuga? popularity and diffusion

Samuga is the 1,765,740th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Samuga are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Samuga is also the 1,807,719th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

The surname Samuga is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 90 people, or 1 in 90,597. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 89 percent are found, National Capital District, where 6 percent are found and Central, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.

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

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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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