Samutete Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Samutete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samutete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1241:127,8229,586
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Samutete Last Name Facts

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

Samutete is found most frequently in Zambia. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samutete? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,088,856th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Samutete are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Samutete is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 127,822. In Zambia Samutete is primarily found in: Copperbelt Province, where 73 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 24 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Siamutete94518/
Shamutete94456/
Samutet934/
Siamutetee891/
Samuteti8895/
Samuteta882/
Semutete881/
Siamuteta821/
Shamuteta821/
Samiteti752/
Shamuthoti671/
Sommutithai5362/
Samotyd531/
Sommuttithai501/

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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
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  • 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 Samutete
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