Samusa Surname
Approximately 414 people bear this surname
Samusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 238 | 1:164,031 | 14,110 |
| Latvia | 57 | 1:35,966 | 5,478 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Samuša (1) are calculated separately.
Samusa (2,811) may also be a first name.
Samusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samusa (Hindi: समुसा, Marathi: समुसो, Russian: Самуса) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Samuša. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samusa? popularity and diffusion
Samusa is the 708,658th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,602,768 people. The last name Samusa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Samusa reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Samusa is also the 137,539th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 2,811 people.
It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 164,031. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 79 percent live, Arua District, where 9 percent live and Koboko District, where 8 percent live. Not including Uganda it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samusa in the Hindi language | ||
| समुसा | samusa | - |
| Samusa in the Marathi language | ||
| समुसो | samuso | - |
| Samusa in the Russian language | ||
| Самуса | samusa | - |
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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 Samusa
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