Samvu Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

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

Samvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Samvu (269) may also be a first name.

Samvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samvu (Hindi: सम्वू) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samvu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samvu reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 542,091st most widespread first name internationally, held by 269 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamvu91194/
Samvuu91105/
Samvui911/
Sambu8042,832/
Sanvu8016/
Semvu8014/
Samwu802/
Camvu801/
Samvuddh771/
Sambou7354,666/
Sambuu737,089/
Shambu731,919/
Sambhu731,130/
Sambut73253/
Sambau73178/
Chamvu7389/
Sambus7379/
Siambu7378/
Sambuy7377/
Sambui7375/
Sambud7331/
Xhamvu7323/
Saimbu7314/
Sambuh738/
Shanvu737/
Sammbu736/
Ssanvu734/
Sahmbu734/
Saambu733/
Giamvu732/
Sanvhu731/
Semveu731/
Saymbu731/
Saumbu731/
Sanvou731/
Samweu731/
Zamvou731/
Shemvu731/
Shambhu673,660/
Sambhus67489/
Sambout6760/
Shambuy6759/
Sambuis6751/
Sammbhu6748/
Siambou6730/
Sambhud6725/
Saahmbu6718/
Sambhuu6717/
Satimbu6715/
Sambhuj6713/
Sasimbu6712/
Saambou675/
Shambou675/
Sambouh674/
Shaambu673/
Shaimbu673/
Samwaus672/
Djamvou672/
Sambhau672/
Sambhou672/
Sambhui672/
Sahumbu672/
Siambui671/
Sambheu671/
Sambhut671/
Sambuch671/
Sambudh671/
Sambush671/
Siambau671/
Shaumbu671/
Ssambou671/
Saimbou671/
Sahmbou671/
Saambuu671/
Sambeuh671/
Shamwut671/
Shambau670/

Samvu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samvu in the Hindi language
सम्वूsamvu-

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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
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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 Samvu
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