Samu is used as a family name or surname in Tanzania. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Samu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Tanzania
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Samu

How popular is Samu?

Samu is common in Tanzania.

Samu is ranked 28147 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Samus grew by 8.108109 per cent to 320 since 2000 and ranked 62531 after elevating 610 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 71.56 78.72
Black 15.94 6.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 8.44 8.11
Hispanic or Latino 2.19 0
Others 1.88 3.72
Samu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Sierra Leone which signifies that it is originated from Sierra Leone. Around 17952 people have been found who wears Samu as their family name. Samu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
1,177 Democratic Republic of The Congo7
4,997 Bangladesh4
27,602 Nigeria4
4,899 Ivory Coast3
90,215 Germany3
32,086 Mexico3
11,532 Croatia3
184,212 France3
21,529 Singapore2
18,035 Egypt2
20,186 Kenya2
18,969 Wales1
3,952 Yemen1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
13,606 Senegal1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
30,360 Thailand1
50,549 Georgia1
34,581 Chile1
7,790 Zambia1
492,292 Ukraine1
81,201 Switzerland1
692 Guinea1
1,254 Gibraltar1
17,236 Ghana1
28,746 Algeria1
3,350 Fiji1
49,101 Denmark1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
37,493 Austria1
120,357 Argentina1
9,498 Iceland1
29,046 Japan1
17,575 Kuwait1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
11,923 Slovenia1
24,421 Slovakia1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
586 San Marino1
58,885 Poland1
5,924 Paraguay1
17,768 Pakistan1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,830 Morocco1
6,820 Angola1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,388 Australia26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
52,530 Belgium22
28,338 Norway20
58,201 Czech Republic16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
43,643 England91
29,679 Spain84
48,377 Canada64
10,776 New Zealand62
11,009 Finland60
18,012 Peru57
Countries with hundreds of Samu:
62,090 United States408
1,581 Botswana251
24,304 South Africa237
3,985 Serbia188
12,156 Romania167
11,447 Malaysia152
53,156 Italy134
Countries with thousands of Samu:
226 Sierra Leone3,343
1,115 Malawi2,445
526 Zimbabwe2,404
7,261 Brazil1,924
759 Hungary1,669
9,250 Indonesia1,385
28,219 India1,328
3,943 Tanzania1,313
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Samu Namesakes

  • Aage Samuelsen, Singer
  • George Samuel Elliott, Politician
  • Gordon Samuels, Judge
  • Jacqueline Samuda, Actress
  • Adebisi Samuel, Seal's father
  • Adelia Adams Samuels, Author
  • Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel, Heidi Klum's son
  • Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Botanist
  • Adolphe Samuel, Musical conductor
  • Oliver Samuels, Comedian

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