Samú Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Samú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Samu (33,305), Šamu (269) & Şamu (3) are calculated separately.

Samú (10,627) may also be a first name.

Samú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samú is most common in Hungary. It can also occur as a variant: Samu, Šamu or Şamu. Click here for other possible spellings of Samú.

How Common Is The Last Name Samú? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Samú are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 58,816th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 10,627 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 981,628. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Somogy County, where 80 percent are found and Veszprém County, where 20 percent are found. Not including Hungary this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and Slovakia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samu9233,305/
Šamu83269/
Şamu833/
Samó753/
Samui6718,944/
Shamu678,469/
Samud678,431/
Samoo676,907/
Samus673,536/
Samou673,319/
Samut673,037/
Saumu671,786/
Samau671,718/
Sammu67529/
Samoe67484/
Samuy67364/
Samuj67316/
Saimu67235/
Samuś67235/
Siamu67232/
Samhu67214/
Samuh6796/
Saamu6784/
Samnu6725/
Sahmu6721/
Samgu6720/
Samoľ6714/
Sameu6711/
Chamú6710/
Samup679/
Seamu678/
Samuu676/
Samuz675/
Saymu672/
Ssamu671/
Sam'u671/

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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 Samú
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis