Samunel Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Samunel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samunel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Samunel (470) may also be a first name.

Samunel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samunel is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samunel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname Samunel occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Samunel reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 392,739th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 470 people.

The surname Samunel is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 1,256,332. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 21 percent live, Kogi, where 20 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammunel9320/
Samunuel932/
Samounel931/
Samunl921/
Zamunel8613/
Samonel861/
Samounil803/
Zamuniel801/
Sammeunl801/
Samoniel800/
Samuml771/
Shamoneel751/
Seminel71188/
Zamonel7173/
Samonil7120/
Comunel7115/
Séminel711/
Jamunil711/
Saymuml711/
Zamoniel671/
Shaminil671/
Scheminel633/
Šamonil57107/

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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 Samunel
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