Samyou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Samyou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Samyou (418) may also be a first name.
Samyou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samyou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samyou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﻮ) is found most in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Samyou.
How Common Is The Last Name Samyou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Samyou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samyou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Samyou is also the 420,385th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 418 people.
This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Samyou is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samyu | 91 | 55 | / |
| Samiou | 83 | 610 | / |
| Samoju | 83 | 480 | / |
| Samoiu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samyue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Samyut | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samuyu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Somyou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Samyau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saamoju | 77 | 40 | / |
| Samgoju | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sammoju | 77 | 7 | / |
| Samaiyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Samihou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Samioud | 77 | 3 | / |
| Soumyou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siamiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamoju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamiou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somyoou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samooju | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samiu | 73 | 840 | / |
| Samju | 73 | 14 | / |
| Somyu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sammyutd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samojuiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saamouju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somoju | 67 | 251 | / |
| Szomyu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Sameeu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Samihu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Saimju | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sameoe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shamiu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Sameju | 67 | 23 | / |
| Samius | 67 | 18 | / |
| Samuju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Samjoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zamyuh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saméus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samiju | 67 | 6 | / |
| Saamiu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siamiu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Samiud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samjhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samjoe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samiuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samiue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saumiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahmiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siamju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samjui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samiut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samiau | 67 | 1 | / |
Samyou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samyou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﻮ | smyw | 50 |
| ﺳﻤﻲ | smy | 50 |
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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 Samyou
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