Samuntu Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Samuntu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Samuntu 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 Congo2871:257,42024,363
Namibia1741:13,8472,543
Zambia221:720,45126,729

Samuntu Last Name Facts

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

Samuntu occurs most in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samuntu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samuntu is the 632,228th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 15,088,087 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samuntu are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 36 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 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
Siamuntu93299/
Samunthu9331/
Shamuntu934/
Samontu8630/
Zamuntu8615/
Camuntu862/
Semuntu861/
Chamuntu8022/
Ssemuntu804/
Zamumntu801/
Semountou751/
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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 Samuntu
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