Around the world, Saminou (Saminou 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Saminou is characteristic of Libya, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare girly name, and Algeria, where it is a rare masculine name. More frequently, Saminou is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Saminou | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Algeria, Niger, Libya, Cameroon |
| rabo saminou Nigerien footballer, NE (b. 1986) |
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El, Franky, Fiston, Isakou, Mariama, Merland, Auréol, Bifanie, Rainsfeld, Exauce, Dieurcy, Salissou, Aristide, Besherelle, Roselvie, Nassirou, Mardaniel, Merveille, Christian, Geffret, Gerald, Roukya, Prince, Sam, Ali, Sani, Sami, Paul, Davy, Dieu, Luce, Malam, Ahmed, Garba, Egée, Maazou, Moussa, Souley, Amadou, Aureol, Blonde, Kerci-Sydney, Chancelvie, and Emannuelle