Šamu Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Šamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 178 | 1:40,140 | 4,108 |
| Croatia | 40 | 1:105,715 | 16,512 |
| Slovakia | 27 | 1:197,646 | 32,915 |
| Czechia | 16 | 1:664,592 | 62,292 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
The alternate forms: Samu (33,305), Şamu (3) & Samú (14) are calculated separately.
Šamu (15) may also be a first name.
Šamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Šamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Šamu is found in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Samu, Şamu or Samú. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Šamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 966,131st most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. The last name Šamu is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šamu live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in South Slavic Europe. Šamu is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 40,140. In Serbia it is most common in: South Bačka District, where 34 percent live, North Banat District, where 22 percent live and West Bačka District, where 15 percent live. Aside from Serbia Šamu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 15 percent live and Slovakia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samu | 92 | 33,305 | / |
| Şamu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Samú | 83 | 14 | / |
| Zamu | 75 | 1,472 | / |
| Xamu | 75 | 36 | / |
| Samui | 67 | 18,944 | / |
| Shamu | 67 | 8,469 | / |
| Samud | 67 | 8,431 | / |
| Samus | 67 | 3,536 | / |
| Samou | 67 | 3,319 | / |
| Samut | 67 | 3,037 | / |
| Chamu | 67 | 2,515 | / |
| Saumu | 67 | 1,786 | / |
| Samau | 67 | 1,718 | / |
| Sammu | 67 | 529 | / |
| Samuy | 67 | 364 | / |
| Samuj | 67 | 316 | / |
| Saimu | 67 | 235 | / |
| Samuś | 67 | 235 | / |
| Siamu | 67 | 232 | / |
| Samhu | 67 | 214 | / |
| Samuh | 67 | 96 | / |
| Saamu | 67 | 84 | / |
| Zamau | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zamou | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sahmu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Samgu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Zaumu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zaamu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sameu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Samup | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seamu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zaimu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samuu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Samuz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Şaimu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zzamu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saymu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zaymu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zamhu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sam'u | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xaamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zamuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zammu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Šamu
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