Samum Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Samum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Samum (82) may also be a first name.
Samum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samum (Hindi: समूम, Oriya: ସାମୁମ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Samum.
How Common Is The Last Name Samum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samum is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Samum live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,060,447th most prevalent first name globally, held by 82 people.
It is most numerous in India, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 54 percent are found, Gujarat, where 29 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samum in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମୁମ | samuma | - |
| Samum in the Hindi language | ||
| समूम | samuma | 69.23 |
| समुम | samuma | 15.38 |
| सामूम | samuma | 15.38 |
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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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- 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 Samum
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