Samunu Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Samunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 196 | 1:903,790 | 39,188 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Samunu (251) may also be a first name.
Samunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samunu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Samunu.
How Common Is The Last Name Samunu? popularity and diffusion
Samunu is the 1,055,483rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,749,139 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Samunu live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samunu is also the 562,655th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 251 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 903,790. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 57 percent are found, Kano, where 17 percent are found and Gombe, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samunud | 92 | 40 | / |
| Samungu | 92 | 26 | / |
| Shamunu | 92 | 22 | / |
| Siamunu | 92 | 22 | / |
| Sahmunu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Saimunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samunhu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Samounou | 86 | 834 | / |
| Samhungu | 86 | 445 | / |
| Shamunau | 86 | 65 | / |
| Samungou | 86 | 19 | / |
| Shamungu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Sahamunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamhunu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samunnuy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saminu | 83 | 126,429 | / |
| Zamunu | 83 | 67 | / |
| Jamunu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Samonu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Camunu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Somunu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shamungou | 80 | 1,314 | / |
| Samounnou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samhounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samousnou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samounouh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samminu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Shaminu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Saaminu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Saiminu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Zamungu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jamaunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Saminuu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saimonu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saminui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semunau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Seaminu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saumonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semuenu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somumnu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahamounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sahaminu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Somgungu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soumounou | 67 | 5,738 | / |
| Seminu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Somonu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zaminu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djamounou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samunnooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chamounou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samunu
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