Samar Forename
1,295th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 735,307 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine
Samar Forename User-submission:
It is an Arabic and Persian female given name, which means 'Samaritans', 'speech at night'. The Arabic version is derived from the root s-m-r, relating to the masdar tasāmur (Arabic: تسامر), ultimately meaning 'she who is of pleasant company and loved'.
Read More About This ForenameSamar Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 100% | 257,049 | 1:358 | 65 |
| India | 98% | 154,252 | 1:7,876 | 1,001 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 66,908 | 1:461 | 50 |
| Sudan | 100% | 39,266 | 1:963 | 176 |
| Yemen | - | 36,962 | 1:711 | 124 |
| Iraq | 100% | 32,536 | 1:1,076 | 251 |
| Pakistan | 51% | 30,249 | 1:6,425 | 838 |
| Syria | - | 21,211 | 1:910 | 178 |
| Jordan | 100% | 18,949 | 1:466 | 117 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 14,725 | 1:382 | 62 |
| Palestine | 100% | 13,516 | 1:337 | 71 |
| Afghanistan | 64% | 12,744 | 1:2,560 | 435 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 4,857 | 1:32,831 | 3,230 |
| Morocco | 100% | 4,231 | 1:8,118 | 709 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4,173 | 1:7,378 | 1,106 |
| Israel | 98% | 2,526 | 1:3,327 | 628 |
| Libya | - | 2,387 | 1:2,606 | 463 |
| United States | 89% | 2,325 | 1:155,930 | 6,056 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 2,203 | 1:117,097 | 12,789 |
| Kuwait | - | 1,577 | 1:2,400 | 340 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1,353 | 1:6,190 | 859 |
| Oman | 100% | 1,320 | 1:3,113 | 447 |
| Nepal | 87% | 1,275 | 1:22,343 | 2,086 |
| Bahrain | - | 1,021 | 1:1,321 | 216 |
| Canada | 100% | 782 | 1:42,370 | 2,968 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 651 | 1:10,986 | 1,212 |
| Iran | 100% | 622 | 1:126,201 | 2,876 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 55% | 611 | 1:9,776 | 1,442 |
| Sweden | 99% | 497 | 1:19,835 | 1,392 |
| England | 86% | 495 | 1:112,329 | 4,098 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 310 | 1:31,106 | 2,380 |
| Brazil | 100% | 296 | 1:723,771 | 21,027 |
| Tunisia | 97% | 272 | 1:2,489 | 441 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 257 | 1:117,517 | 5,093 |
| Poland | 100% | 236 | 1:161,132 | 3,078 |
| Australia | - | 212 | 1:64,423 | 2,787 |
| France | 100% | 201 | 1:330,698 | 4,331 |
| Spain | 100% | 200 | 1:232,650 | 4,395 |
| Qatar | 96% | 197 | 1:12,028 | 1,918 |
| Somalia | - | 160 | 1:84,537 | 3,429 |
| Germany | 95% | 138 | 1:700,564 | 6,407 |
| Philippines | 84% | 135 | 1:785,255 | 22,973 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 112 | 1:150,911 | 6,484 |
| Thailand | 65% | 111 | 1:631,224 | 27,483 |
| Russia | 98% | 106 | 1:1,360,695 | 10,495 |
| Kenya | - | 95 | 1:487,443 | 13,639 |
| Denmark | - | 91 | 1:62,082 | 2,175 |
| Malaysia | 55% | 81 | 1:375,925 | 17,881 |
| Nigeria | 58% | 70 | 1:2,536,634 | 46,959 |
| Belgium | 100% | 53 | 1:216,793 | 5,110 |
| Mexico | 57% | 42 | 1:2,955,820 | 14,852 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 41 | 1:1,800,673 | 45,176 |
| Tanzania | 67% | 41 | 1:1,287,520 | 20,915 |
| Papua New Guinea | 70% | 39 | 1:209,034 | 17,752 |
| Greece | 100% | 38 | 1:287,751 | 4,961 |
| New Zealand | - | 33 | 1:137,456 | 5,350 |
| Panama | 100% | 33 | 1:118,381 | 5,491 |
| Romania | 100% | 26 | 1:771,230 | 20,422 |
| Cambodia | 79% | 23 | 1:707,536 | 12,966 |
| Turkey | 91% | 23 | 1:3,382,683 | 18,567 |
| Czechia | 75% | 21 | 1:507,436 | 2,515 |
| Norway | 100% | 19 | 1:270,123 | 6,107 |
| Scotland | 87% | 18 | 1:297,243 | 4,537 |
| Italy | 89% | 17 | 1:3,591,888 | 20,165 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 17 | 1:1,043,932 | 10,994 |
| Switzerland | 68% | 16 | 1:513,344 | 8,079 |
| Finland | 62% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Austria | 100% | 14 | 1:608,157 | 5,259 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 13 | 1:462,949 | 8,230 |
| Taiwan | - | 12 | 1:1,980,807 | 51,381 |
| Algeria | 100% | 11 | 1:3,470,611 | 8,195 |
| Cameroon | 90% | 11 | 1:1,964,591 | 42,624 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Singapore | - | 11 | 1:571,550 | 11,876 |
| Senegal | 83% | 10 | 1:1,458,136 | 11,437 |
| South Africa | 67% | 10 | 1:5,453,265 | 111,420 |
| Honduras | 100% | 8 | 1:1,102,183 | 11,893 |
| Haiti | - | 7 | 1:1,532,422 | 18,706 |
| Uganda | 100% | 7 | 1:5,850,989 | 49,331 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Bulgaria | - | 6 | 1:1,165,065 | 11,780 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Wales | 82% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Ecuador | - | 5 | 1:3,545,384 | 15,000 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Armenia | 100% | 4 | 1:729,688 | 7,125 |
| Barbados | - | 4 | 1:72,447 | 2,209 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Peru | 100% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Liberia | 50% | 3 | 1:1,470,687 | 25,732 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Colombia | 100% | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Niger | 100% | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Şamar (11), Sâmar (2) & Sámar (1) are calculated separately.
Samar (99,430) may also be a surname.
Samar Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Arabic and Persian female given name, which means 'Samaritans', 'speech at night'. The Arabic version is derived from the root s-m-r, relating to the masdar tasāmur (Arabic: تسامر), ultimately meaning 'she who is of pleasant company and loved'.
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Samar Demographics
Samar Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 11 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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Samar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samar in the Russian language | ||
| Самар | samar | - |
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