Samui Surname
Approximately 18,944 people bear this surname
Samui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18,426 | 1:41,630 | 2,910 |
| Thailand | 215 | 1:328,550 | 56,687 |
| Zambia | 107 | 1:148,130 | 10,678 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Solomon Islands | 34 | 1:17,060 | 3,300 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Samui (1,071) may also be a first name.
Samui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samui (Arabic: صموئ, Hindi: समुङी, Marathi: सामुई, Oriya: ସାମୁଇ, Russian: Самуи) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samui? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samui is the 28,356th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 384,689 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samui reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Samui is also the 244,349th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 1,071 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 18,426 people, or 1 in 41,630. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 98 percent live, Jharkhand, where 0 percent live and Maharashtra, where 0 percent live. Not including India Samui exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samui in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମୁଇ | samu'i | - |
| Samui in the Marathi language | ||
| सामुई | samu'i | 61.9 |
| समुई | samu'i | 38.1 |
| Samui in the Hindi language | ||
| समुङी | samuni | 39.62 |
| समुई | samu'i | 28.3 |
| समूङी | samuni | 17.92 |
| सामुई | samu'i | 6.6 |
| समूई | samu'i | 2.83 |
| समुइ | samu'i | 0.94 |
| सामूङी | samuni | 0.94 |
| सामूई | samu'i | 0.94 |
| समूइ | samu'i | 0.94 |
| सामुङी | samuni | 0.94 |
| Samui in the Russian language | ||
| Самуи | samui | - |
| Samui in the Arabic language | ||
| صموئ | smwy | - |
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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
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