Samuku Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Samuku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samuku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2011:194,22515,750
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samuku (20) may also be a first name.

Samuku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samuku occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuku? popularity and diffusion

Samuku is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Samuku occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Samuku are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Samuku is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 194,225. In Uganda Samuku is most frequent in: Kibuku District, where 54 percent live, Budaka District, where 17 percent live and Pallisa District, where 11 percent live. Barring Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samukeu921/
Samushku863/
Samudkau861/
Shamukou861/
Siamukau861/
Jamuku8369/
Çamuku8317/
Semuku835/
Somuku831/
Samiku831/
Samutkhup8036/
Saimoku772,367/
Jhamuku775/
Cammuku774/
Semukui772/
Jamukku771/
Semukau771/
Shemuku771/
Ssemuku771/
Shamiku771/
Shamoku771/
Samoukoe712/
Soemueku711/
Semoukou711/
Somoku67861/
Semucu671/
Zaimoku62738/
Shomoku62131/
Seimoku6218/
Jamooku623/
Samocau621/
Shemiku621/
Ssemuccu571/
Shoomoku571/
Somicu50183/

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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 Samuku
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