Samunthu Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Samunthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Samunthu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524

Samunthu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samunthu is found most in The DR Congo. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samunthu? popularity and diffusion

Samunthu is the 3,543,123rd most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samunthu live; 87 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Samunthu is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samuntu93483/
Siamuntu88299/
Shamuntu884/
Samontu8030/
Zamuntu8015/
Camuntu802/
Semuntu801/
Chamuntu7522/
Ssemuntu754/
Zamumntu751/
Semountou711/
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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 Samunthu
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