Samer Forename

4,735th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 220,683 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Samer Forename User-submission:

In Arabic, the name Samer means 'evening talk under the moonlight', that include Arabic music and poetry. It is a feminine name.

Samer Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt
89%
 
49,7531:1,847284
Syria-36,0161:53688
Iraq
100%
29,4171:1,190280
Jordan
100%
20,3861:43396
Sudan
100%
14,8731:2,542458
Lebanon
100%
12,7001:44380
Palestine
100%
11,4691:39794
Libya-6,9771:892170
India
98%
 
5,8681:207,03421,302
Kuwait-4,2741:886135
Israel
95%
 
4,1291:2,035425
United States
100%
3,7291:97,2214,369
Philippines
99%
 
3,2181:32,9432,821
Yemen-2,9721:8,848663
Iran
100%
1,8441:42,5691,668
Saudi Arabia-1,7481:17,6272,361
Bahrain-1,1101:1,215202
Canada
100%
1,0141:32,6762,507
Pakistan
 
51%
9691:200,5766,729
Sweden
100%
9051:10,893933
Oman
100%
8181:5,023688
Ghana-6741:40,0392,307
Bangladesh
100%
6421:248,38211,817
Brazil
100%
5101:420,07114,608
England
95%
 
3671:151,5074,940
Poland
100%
3301:115,2342,410
Morocco-3281:104,7213,418
Thailand
80%
 
3201:218,95613,966
United Arab Emirates-2911:24,5772,442
Germany
100%
2791:346,5164,235
Venezuela
100%
2571:117,5175,093
France
100%
2471:269,1113,838
Spain
100%
1381:337,1745,260
Romania
100%
1371:146,3655,680
Algeria
86%
 
1331:287,0433,683
Russia
98%
 
1221:1,182,2439,584
Denmark-1171:48,2861,870
Netherlands
100%
1081:156,5016,605
Indonesia-1071:2,410,875117,678
Malaysia
81%
 
861:354,06917,214
Australia-831:164,5504,630
Ukraine
100%
761:598,6832,438
Belgium
100%
661:174,0924,584
Greece
100%
521:210,2804,200
Serbia
100%
521:137,4183,114
Tunisia
100%
511:13,2731,171
Mexico
 
51%
461:2,698,79214,064
Norway
100%
451:114,0523,524
Turkey
77%
 
441:1,768,22113,351
Qatar
100%
431:55,1076,913
Switzerland
100%
431:191,0124,536
Honduras
100%
421:209,9404,791
Dominican Republic-371:281,92610,232
Italy
95%
 
371:1,650,32712,248
Czechia
100%
311:343,7472,102
Bulgaria
100%
291:241,0485,534
Peru
85%
 
291:1,096,25714,144
Austria
100%
261:327,4693,747
Belarus
100%
231:412,2782,832
Colombia
100%
191:2,514,68019,060
Hungary
89%
 
191:515,3561,894
Nigeria
100%
191:9,345,493111,831
Finland
59%
 
171:322,5404,487
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Papua New Guinea
 
91%
171:479,54836,558
China-161:85,378,48664,025
Eritrea
75%
 
161:297,061236
Chile
100%
151:1,173,8149,993
Ecuador-141:1,266,2088,855
Taiwan-141:1,697,83448,176
Croatia
100%
131:324,3904,474
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Nepal
71%
 
111:2,589,75936,665
Scotland
100%
111:486,3976,140
Cyprus
100%
101:87,1082,498
Panama-101:390,65611,763
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Argentina
67%
 
91:4,752,58312,276
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
91:391,6064,501
Gabon-91:209,2602,118
Kosovo-91:206,8278,009
Wales
50%
 
91:343,8125,087
Afghanistan
100%
71:4,660,50227,414
Kazakhstan
100%
71:2,535,26417,782
Slovenia
100%
61:409,7935,154
Albania
100%
51:609,31420,025
Azerbaijan
100%
51:1,928,58920,785
Curaçao-51:31,161859
Paraguay
100%
51:1,447,3618,023
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Guatemala
100%
41:4,027,1077,742
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Tanzania
100%
41:13,197,08050,227
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Luxembourg
100%
31:188,0163,003
North Macedonia
100%
31:696,91910,674
Montenegro
100%
31:211,5253,416
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Slovakia
100%
31:1,770,0215,487
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Liberia-21:2,206,03027,695
Mauritania-21:2,047,62019,390
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Moldova-21:1,780,5707,407
Niger
100%
21:9,591,99755,581
Senegal
100%
21:7,290,67824,413
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Vietnam-21:46,311,5567,272
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bhutan
100%
11:824,9286,865
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Estonia-11:1,315,3808,883
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Northern Cyprus
100%
11:318,1333,044
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493

The alternate forms: Sámer (15), Sämer (1) & Samér (1) are calculated separately.

Samer (50,723) may also be a surname.

Samer Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Arabic, the name Samer means 'evening talk under the moonlight', that include Arabic music and poetry. It is a feminine name.

- sumerhosam

Samer Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sámer9315/
Sämer931/
Samér931/
Sameer91215,609/
Sammer914,056/
Sameir912,929/
Samier912,161/
Shamer91818/
Samher91443/
Samere91189/
Samerh91176/
Saamer91105/
Saimer9162/
Sahmer9144/
Samert9141/
Samear9121/
Saymer9119/
Sametr9119/
Sameur9118/
Samesr9116/
Samerr9115/
Siamer9112/
Satmer9110/
Saumer919/
Sajmer916/
Ssamer914/
Sasmer914/
Samger914/
Seamer913/
Sjamer911/
Sam'er911/
Sameyr911/
Scamer911/
Samejr911/
Same8915,626/
Shameer8346,804/
Sameerh832,860/
Shahmer83515/
Shamier83255/
Shammer83165/
Shamere83136/
Sammeer83103/
Sameere8384/
Saameer8351/
Sameerd8346/
Shamerh8329/
Ssameer8324/
Sammier8322/
Sajmeer8321/
Shameir8320/
Saimere8319/
Sameire8319/
Shamher8318/
Sjameer8317/
Sahamer8315/
Sameerp8313/
Sameerr8312/
Shamear8312/
Sameert8310/
Samgeer838/
Sahumer836/
Sasmeer834/
Szameer833/
Saymeer833/
Sceamer833/
Saumetr833/
Saimeer833/
Sahmert833/
Sammmer832/
Saumier832/
Shaimer832/
Sameyre832/
Samheer832/
Sammere832/
Sameerz831/
Sameihr831/
Sasmher831/
Shaamer831/
Shaumer831/
Sheamer831/
Shaymer831/
Shamerr831/
Shamesr831/
Shametr831/
Saismer831/
Saitmer831/
Sajmere831/
Sajmerr831/
Sammeir831/
Sammerr831/
Sammert831/
Sammher831/
Sahmmer831/
Sahymer831/
Saemmer831/
Saytmer831/
Scammer831/
Saumeer831/
Saumeur831/
Satmeer831/
Satmere831/
Zzsamer831/
Zsameer831/
Hjsamer831/
Jsameer831/
Schamer831/
Sajmeir831/
Sameewr831/
Shhamer831/
Shamerz831/
Samir801,318,557/
Sameh80476,606/
Samet8063,577/
Saime8050,962/
Samed8015,417/
Shame8014,166/
Samea808,821/
Jamer808,309/
Sames807,828/
Samee806,745/
Somer806,688/
Samie805,064/
Samme804,222/
Samre803,283/
Samey802,759/
Samej801,705/
Samyr801,546/
Zamer801,314/
Sayme80980/
Samez80736/
Siame80492/
Semer80281/
Camer80252/
Samei80240/
Sahme80183/
Satme80175/
Samhe80111/
Sajme8094/
Seame8081/
Saume8056/
Saame8029/
Sameu8025/
Samje8021/
Samge8016/
Samír8014/
Samjr807/
Sasme806/
Sjame802/
Xamer802/
Jsame802/
Ssame801/
Sómer801/
Szame801/
Samep801/
Shameerh7742/
Shaameer7737/
Shammeer7735/
Sshameer7725/
Shamheer7724/
Shameerp7716/
Shajmeer7711/
Shameerr777/
Shammier776/
Shaimeer775/
Shahamer774/
Shameere774/
Shameert774/
Shjameer774/
Shhameer773/
Sameerpp773/
Sahaumer773/
Shahmerr772/
Hshameer772/
Shameire772/
Shamgeer772/
Shaimere772/
Shahmier771/
Szameerh771/
Sha'mere771/
Sjhameer771/
Shasmeer771/
Shasmere771/
Shaumeer771/
Shaumere771/
Sheameer771/
Shaismer771/
Shameitr771/
Shamerre771/
Shamheir771/
Shahmher771/
Shahmmer771/
Samahier771/
Sameerph771/
Sammeerh771/
Saimeher771/
Saymerth771/
Schamier771/
Satmeher771/
Sameereh771/
Sameruwy771/
Sammeyre771/
Shahmerh771/
Shaaamer771/
Shame'er771/
Zameer7369,043/
Samire7338,253/
Sammie7322,539/
Samieh7317,760/
Shamir7314,078/
Saimei739,864/
Sommer739,819/
Saimir735,660/
Jameer735,143/
Shamme734,852/
Samesh733,592/
Jasmer733,253/
Sameed732,297/
Sajmir732,009/
Semeer731,904/
Shamei731,692/
Shamez731,258/
Samitr731,078/
Shaame731,071/
Shames731,057/
Sammir73966/
Sameet73934/
Shamee73902/
Shameh73833/
Josmer73776/
Shamej73731/
Sameea73669/
Sameep73588/
Jaimer73566/
Sammed73547/
Soomer73531/
Shamie73529/
Saymeh73486/
Shamed73458/
Jaymer73341/
Sahmir73332/
Samair73272/
Jammer73262/
Samije73255/
Saimeh73240/
Jamher73225/
Saamir73206/
Jaumer73173/
Sameat73163/
Jamere73158/
Shomer73147/
Shamey73147/
Chamer73141/
Sammyr73137/
Siamir73135/
Shemer73134/
Shamhe73131/
Shamea73120/
Sammey73110/
Shamet73102/
Sameih7395/
Jhamer7389/
Saameh7388/
Sahame7384/
Samihe7384/
Sammee7384/
Shamyr7383/
Zammer7375/
Jamesr7371/
Samhir7369/
Sameej7364/
Samets7363/
Sammea7360/
Samyre7359/
Sameey7356/
Saimie7355/
Soimer7354/
Siamie7350/
Someer7347/
Zamher7345/
Samirr7343/
Samiea7340/
Saumes7340/
Sammet7339/
Zamier7337/
Satmir7334/
Saumir7333/
Soumer7332/
Jeamer7331/
Samedh7329/
Saumie7329/
Seymer7327/
Saamee7327/
Shaime7327/
Ssamir7326/
Jameir7326/
Semeir7326/
Samech7325/
Sammes7324/
Shamre7324/
Somere7324/
Samirh7324/
Samest7323/
Sameee7323/
Zaimer7323/
Saimee7323/
Samees7322/
Saumey7322/
Seemer7321/
Saumeh7320/
Sammeh7320/
Saymir7319/
Siomer7319/
Sasmir7317/
Suimer7316/
Saimet7316/
Sjamme7316/
Hsamir7315/
Samirt7315/
Hjsame7314/
Seamie7313/
Shasme7313/
Sjamir7313/
Siemer7313/
Seimer7312/
Saymie7312/
Saumee7312/
Satmei7312/
Saumet7312/
Sammei7312/
Samhee7312/
Sohmer7311/
Soymer7311/
Semier7311/
Shayme7311/
Shamge7310/
Saumei7310/
Samett7310/
Sahmie7310/
Zamerd739/
Saamet739/
Seamir739/
Somher739/
Zamere739/
Jamear739/
Semmer739/
Cammer738/
Samgir738/
Seamed738/
Saamed738/
Saimed738/
Sahmyr738/
Zameir737/
Cameer737/
Samuir737/
Samjhe737/
Samior737/
Sameid736/
Seumer736/
Jamert736/
Siamei735/
Zaumer735/
Saymee735/
Seames735/
Samead735/
Ssameh735/
Saimea734/
Djamer734/
Sameez734/
Samejh734/
Samhey734/
Sasmei734/
Zhamer734/
Zaemer734/
Zaamer734/
Xameer734/
Sheame734/
Somier734/
Siamea734/
Shahme734/
Someur734/
Samird734/
Samirë734/
Zaymer734/
Samyhe734/
Szamir733/
Siamey733/
Schame733/
Saumme733/
Sajmie733/
Samoir733/
Samisr733/
Sahmeh733/
Giamer733/
Saamie733/
Sahmes733/
Saamyr733/
Somert732/
Sehmer732/
Shaume732/
Someir732/
Zamear732/
Sahmez732/
Saimes732/
Saimyr732/
Sasmet732/
Satmey732/
Sammre732/
Samirz732/
Saumre732/
Saymea732/
Saymme732/
Samiey732/
Samhie732/
Sameas732/
Samedd732/
Sjamie732/
Siamee732/
Siamme732/
Xaimer732/
Ceamer732/
Camear732/
Sasmey732/
Zamerr732/
Samihr732/
Semerh731/
Saimée731/
Seamet731/
Caymer731/
Ssamed731/
Ssamee731/
Ssamet731/
Ssamie731/
Ssomer731/
Siahme731/
Soemer731/
Somehr731/
Somerr731/
Sometr731/
Someyr731/
Semear731/
Semeur731/
Semher731/
Sjaime731/
Shatme731/
Shgame731/
Shajme731/
Shamjr731/
Shameu731/
Saisme731/
Samesd731/
Samess731/
Sameuh731/
Samgey731/
Samhei731/
Samheu731/
Samhyr731/
Sameap731/
Samehs731/
Sameit731/
Samepp731/
Samiej731/
Samijr731/
Sajmee731/
Samyor731/
Samyrt731/
Samére731/
Sammej731/
Sammez731/
Sammér731/
Samrhe731/
Samrre731/
Saamei731/
Saamey731/
Saamme731/
Saamre731/
Sahmei731/
Sahmej731/
Sahmme731/
Saemir731/
Saimme731/
Saâmea731/
Saymei731/
Saymet731/
Scamir731/
Seamea731/
Seamme731/
Saumea731/
Satmyr731/
Sathme731/
Sasmee731/
Sasmme731/
Zasmer731/
Zeamer731/
Ziamer731/
Zsamie731/
Zamert731/
Hsamet731/
Ja'mer731/
Jaamer731/
Jamerd731/
Jamerh731/
Jjamer731/
Jssame731/
Jshame731/
Sahume731/
Samhed731/
Saamea731/
S-Umer731/
Seaume731/
Saïmie731/
Sajmed731/
Saimey731/
Saimre731/
Sahwmr731/
Saumez731/
Samejd731/
Sameae731/
Samwrw731/
Samyrr731/
Samayr731/
Semeyr731/
Wsamar731/
Wsmeer731/
Somerh731/
Hjamer731/
Shahaumer717/
Shameerpp714/
Shameerph713/
Shamaheer713/
Sshaameer711/
Shaahmeer711/
Shaimeere711/
Shameheer711/
Suawomier711/
Sami67818,106/
Sama67306,354/
Samy67134,253/
Some6722,301/
Shemeer677,714/
Saumitr675,434/
Shammee674,075/
Shahmir672,690/
Shamieh671,143/
Zame671,028/
Shamesh67924/
Shahame67832/
Shameed67644/
Sameesh67499/
Saumesh67382/
Sahamir67375/
Shaimei67339/
Jasmeer67316/
Shameez67265/
Sammitr67224/
Shameej67177/
Shammir67154/
Jhosmer67144/
Shammie67124/
Jaimejr6797/
Jaimeer6787/
Shamair6787/
Shamees6783/
Satmeet6770/
Sameedh6767/
Shamire6754/
Chamere6752/
Jameire6741/
Sajmire6741/
Shameea6739/
Sshamir6737/
Shameet6737/
Samj6736/
Samaire6732/
Shamedh6732/
Chhamer6730/
Jasmere6729/
Saimire6729/
Shomeer6725/
Samaair6724/
Shahmie6723/
Seytmer6723/
Shomere6722/
Josmere6721/
Sammesh6719/
Sahameh6717/
Shaamir6716/
Joismer6714/
Shemmer6714/
Seitmer6714/
Jaimesr6713/
Jaimere6713/
Jamheer6713/
Sheamir6711/
Shammey6711/
Hzamher6710/
Shaimir6710/
Sdjamir6710/
Jaymeer6710/
Saumeet679/
Shamgir679/
Jeismer679/
Shammed679/
Jaismer678/
Hjsaime678/
Sameath678/
Saimitr678/
Shamess678/
Shammes678/
Schemer678/
Shehmer677/
Shamead677/
Shamyre677/
Shahmei677/
Saimesh677/
Xame677/
Zhamier677/
Shaimee677/
Shamiea677/
Zammeer676/
Zaameer676/
Samé676/
Satmesh676/
Sasmeet676/
Shameiz676/
Jaymere676/
Jaymher676/
Jhaymer676/
Jhasmer676/
Jahmere676/
Samieha676/
Jaumeir676/
Chameer675/
Jhammer675/
Shaumei675/
Shaumir675/
Sammedh675/
Saymeea675/
Chasmer675/
Hsiamei675/
Jahmeer675/
Shahmeh675/
Seemeer675/
Josmeyr674/
Chahmer674/
Jaymejr674/
Jameere674/
Jhamere674/
Samahey674/
Someire674/
Sommerd674/
Sommier674/
Shomeir674/
Shomeur674/
Shameey674/
Shamirh674/
Shammea674/
Shaimie674/
Shammeh674/
Shameth674/
Seamesh674/
Shaimeh673/
Djamere673/
Samá673/
Shamirt673/
Shammei673/
Shameas673/
Shamech673/
Shemier673/
Shaymie673/
Sheimer673/
Shaumie673/
Shoymer673/
Soummer673/
Sommert673/
Satmire673/
Schomer673/
Sammeha673/
Sammior673/
Samý673/
Sahamee673/
Zameerr673/
Ssammie673/
Jasmehr673/
Jhaimer673/
Joysmer673/
Sammair673/
Shammyr673/
Shasmir673/
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Samer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samer in the Russian language
Самерsamer-

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