Syamsu Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Syamsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syamsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3,0501:43,3604,950
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Syamsu (12,905) may also be a first name.

Syamsu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Syamsu is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syamsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Syamsu is the 144,713th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,374,567 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Syamsu reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 51,568th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,905 people.

The surname Syamsu is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 3,050 people, or 1 in 43,360. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 26 percent reside, East Java, where 16 percent reside and South Sulawesi, where 16 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syamsud9254/
Syamsui9239/
Syamsiu922/
Syamsudd862/
Syamju835/
Shyamsahu801/
Siamsui774/
Syamzeu771/
Saiyamju711/
Siamju671/
Saiyamchui632/
Syonzau62103/
Syanzeu622/
Syonjau621/
Siamchu621/
Siamzeu621/
Syandjeu571/
Saiyanju571/
Sianju506/
Ceansu502/
Seonsu501/
Xiansu501/
Sianzu501/
Cyanzu501/

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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 Syamsu
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