Sami Forename

1,142nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 818,106 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Eritrea

Sami Forename User-submission:

Sami is an Arabic name that means 'exalted', 'sublime', 'in a high position'; or a Finnish name derived from Samuel.

Sami Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan
100%
122,7551:30845
Egypt
100%
67,5161:1,361227
Turkey
100%
64,8761:1,199274
Pakistan
71%
 
56,7261:3,426540
Indonesia
 
60%
53,2371:4,846568
India
54%
 
40,1191:30,2824,204
Libya-38,7431:16121
Eritrea
100%
37,1591:12840
Yemen-35,0271:751131
Iraq
100%
31,1601:1,124263
Finland
100%
25,6661:21443
Morocco
100%
21,2091:1,620255
Jordan
100%
18,9561:466116
Bangladesh
76%
 
17,3211:9,2061,192
Algeria
100%
16,3691:2,332363
Palestine
100%
14,3491:31762
Lebanon
100%
14,2651:39569
United States
87%
 
13,3151:27,2281,970
Ethiopia
100%
11,2121:8,7011,310
Syria-10,9921:1,756313
Saudi Arabia-10,2581:3,004508
Burkina Faso
97%
 
8,4001:2,188324
Afghanistan
92%
 
6,4961:5,022693
France
100%
5,0571:13,144750
DR Congo
97%
 
4,9031:15,0581,350
Oman
100%
4,8231:852125
Iran
100%
4,7621:16,4841,034
Kosovo-4,6371:40148
Tunisia
100%
4,6261:1467
Albania
100%
3,1801:958157
Bahrain-2,9891:45166
England
97%
 
2,6571:20,9271,313
Sweden
100%
2,3211:4,247506
Canada
100%
2,3041:14,3811,469
Nigeria
82%
 
2,2341:79,4834,878
Germany
100%
2,0261:47,7191,418
Tajikistan
100%
1,9251:4,351676
Japan
100%
1,9121:66,9383,479
Ivory Coast
97%
 
1,8901:12,2091,239
Angola
100%
1,7541:15,3741,486
Spain
100%
1,6461:28,2691,466
Tanzania
 
66%
1,5251:34,6152,895
Niger
91%
 
1,4601:13,1401,145
Ghana-1,4051:19,2071,474
North Macedonia
100%
1,2251:1,707349
Sri Lanka-1,2161:17,1052,344
Nepal
52%
 
1,1661:24,4322,232
Brazil
100%
1,1601:184,6868,473
Poland
63%
 
8481:44,8431,238
Bulgaria
100%
8341:8,382893
Thailand
100%
7951:88,1337,790
Belgium
100%
7331:15,6751,368
Malaysia
76%
 
7071:43,0693,673
Australia-6841:19,9671,411
Switzerland
97%
 
6341:12,9551,137
Greece
100%
6141:17,809922
Togo-5771:12,5461,699
Mali
100%
5521:30,7571,962
Netherlands
97%
 
5301:31,8912,570
Zimbabwe
95%
 
5131:30,0663,019
Denmark-4891:11,553913
Uzbekistan
70%
 
4661:66,0652,227
Israel
97%
 
4391:19,1411,842
Northern Cyprus
100%
3751:848161
Fiji-3741:2,386670
Austria
100%
3481:24,4661,018
Estonia
100%
3481:3,780639
Mexico
50%
 
3391:366,2084,819
Russia
88%
 
3211:449,3265,115
Papua New Guinea
78%
 
3001:27,1742,696
Romania
100%
2821:71,1063,519
Serbia
100%
2671:26,7631,495
United Arab Emirates-2481:28,8392,823
Chad
100%
2471:55,0545,059
Norway
100%
2471:20,7791,236
Philippines
89%
 
2471:429,18815,016
Italy
63%
 
2431:251,2843,337
Venezuela
100%
2161:139,8245,708
Samoa-1831:1,067329
Djibouti-1741:5,262543
Dominican Republic-1731:60,2963,762
Gabon-1601:11,7711,796
New Zealand-1591:28,5291,934
South Africa
87%
 
1461:373,51119,653
Slovenia
100%
1281:19,2091,242
Colombia
 
92%
1241:385,3146,720
Portugal-1201:86,7572,474
Peru
60%
 
1151:276,4476,291
Kuwait-1141:33,2043,097
China-1091:12,532,62259,829
Kyrgyzstan
100%
1091:54,8014,745
Azerbaijan
96%
 
921:104,8154,571
Czechia
84%
 
881:121,0931,258
Scotland
98%
 
761:70,4001,914
Malta-741:5,802734
Honduras
100%
651:135,6533,822
Ireland
100%
581:80,0612,187
Benin
100%
551:192,2889,269
Kazakhstan
65%
 
541:328,6455,893
Chile
96%
 
491:359,3315,064
Singapore
100%
451:139,7127,893
Croatia
100%
441:95,8432,406
Wales
93%
 
441:70,3252,069
Georgia
90%
 
381:98,3813,625
Namibia-361:66,7833,675
Senegal
92%
 
321:455,6676,183
New Caledonia
100%
301:9,005945
Argentina
100%
291:1,474,9396,414
Lesotho
94%
 
271:75,5557,054
Belarus
91%
 
261:364,7072,597
Botswana
100%
261:84,0177,219
Taiwan
 
77%
261:914,21936,896
Cameroon
80%
 
241:900,43824,542
Ecuador-241:738,6226,595
Uganda
89%
 
241:1,706,53823,866
Panama
100%
231:169,8506,950
Solomon Islands
100%
221:26,4071,982
Zambia-221:720,67213,846
South Korea-211:264,0208,921
Hong Kong-201:387,6363,995
Hungary
70%
 
201:489,5891,828
Luxembourg
100%
201:28,2021,466
Cambodia
 
72%
181:904,07414,944
Kenya
82%
 
181:2,572,61721,139
Mauritania
100%
161:255,9526,857
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Montenegro
100%
141:45,3272,102
Aruba-131:7,9831,397
Paraguay
86%
 
131:556,6775,170
American Samoa-111:5,077963
Armenia
100%
111:265,3414,163
Congo
100%
101:500,9208,695
Guatemala-91:1,789,8255,607
Tonga-91:11,937236
Ukraine-91:5,055,5458,900
Costa Rica
63%
 
81:595,9948,229
Monaco
100%
81:4,808802
Liberia
100%
71:630,29415,835
Bolivia-61:1,766,9014,084
El Salvador-61:1,056,9646,645
Nicaragua
100%
61:1,003,05613,067
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
61:32,0002,340
Vietnam-61:15,437,1864,625
Northern Ireland-51:368,6292,296
Uruguay-51:685,5277,487
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
41:881,1145,655
Brunei
100%
41:104,8921,566
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Latvia-41:503,9113,554
Mauritius-41:324,4465,754
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Rwanda
100%
41:2,842,8582,668
Somaliland-41:875,4441,234
Swaziland-41:325,0442,285
Turkmenistan-41:1,368,2182,487
Vanuatu-41:65,448976
Guinea
100%
31:3,952,8826,312
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Slovakia-31:1,770,0215,487
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Cape Verde-21:264,5764,841
Saint Lucia
50%
 
21:88,9085,280
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Gambia-11:1,926,5961,391
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Tuvalu-11:11,13189
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493

The alternate forms: Şami (164), Sämi (119), Samí (2), Sámi (1), Sâmi (1), Šami (1) & Sámí (5) are calculated separately.

Sami (305,385) may also be a surname.

Sami Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sami is an Arabic name that means 'exalted', 'sublime', 'in a high position'; or a Finnish name derived from Samuel.

- samiramzi16

Sami Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şami92164/
Sämi92119/
Samí922/
Sámi921/
Sâmi921/
Šami921/
Samih89177,044/
Samai8982,884/
Samit8943,189/
Sammi8931,098/
Shami8924,430/
Samid8917,272/
Siami8911,861/
Samiy896,924/
Saumi896,817/
Saimi896,369/
Samie895,064/
Saami892,467/
Samio892,095/
Saemi892,032/
Samoi891,933/
Samip891,672/
Sasmi891,503/
Satmi891,403/
Sahmi891,351/
Samui891,071/
Samis89724/
Samii89425/
Samyi89348/
Samei89240/
Sajmi89235/
Samij89222/
Samhi89106/
Samiz89100/
Seami8998/
Saymi8989/
Samgi8973/
Ssami8911/
Scami894/
Hsami894/
Szami893/
Saïmi892/
Sxami891/
Sam'i891/
Şsami891/
Ċsami891/
Jsami891/
Sámí835/
Shammi8060,334/
Sammie8022,539/
Samieh8017,760/
Saimei809,864/
Shamis809,294/
Sahami802,110/
Shamit801,981/
Shamei801,692/
Saimai801,502/
Shamid801,237/
Saamih801,114/
Samaia801,078/
Samitt80778/
Sasmit80748/
Saumit80713/
Samidh80539/
Shamie80529/
Saummi80497/
Samish80465/
Saimih80400/
Shamai80393/
Shaimi80377/
Samaiy80360/
Sammit80321/
Samait80314/
Samije80255/
Shahmi80199/
Shaami80192/
Sahumi80172/
Sammai80148/
Shamih80106/
Saumai80100/
Sameih8095/
Siamoi8089/
Shaumi8089/
Samihe8084/
Saymai8078/
Hjsami8073/
Sammiy8072/
Shamio8070/
Samhai8065/
Shajmi8060/
Samaid8058/
Saimie8055/
Shamiz8055/
Sattmi8053/
Samais8053/
Samuid8052/
Siamie8050/
Samaih8050/
Samaai8050/
Saimit8049/
Shamiy8042/
Shasmi8041/
Samiea8040/
Saemih8037/
Sammid8037/
Samich8037/
Saaimi8035/
Samist8034/
Shamij8034/
Sammii8032/
Samoit8031/
Saamid8031/
Samaip8030/
Saumie8029/
Shamip8029/
Samuit8028/
Sasmai8028/
Satmit8028/
Shaymi8025/
Sammis8025/
Samuui8025/
Siamai8024/
Shamii8022/
Satmai8021/
Sammmi8019/
Sahmai8019/
Saumoi8019/
Siaami8015/
Hsamid8015/
Sammui8015/
Seamie8013/
Shamoi8013/
Saimui8013/
Samgai8013/
Saymie8012/
Satmei8012/
Sammei8012/
Sammoi8011/
Samhit8011/
Saumih8011/
Schami8010/
Saumei8010/
Saumyi8010/
Sahmie8010/
Saitmi8010/
Saimmi809/
Satmih809/
Samois809/
Saumiy809/
Samijh809/
Hsamai809/
Saemyi809/
Saimis808/
Samoih808/
Samhoi808/
Samuis808/
Sammio808/
Siamui807/
Saatmi807/
Saumui807/
Sammih807/
Saemoi807/
Shamgi806/
Sameid806/
Sshami806/
Saimid806/
Saamit806/
Sathmi806/
Sheami805/
Siamei805/
Shamhi805/
Samiph805/
Samaij805/
Satmoi805/
Shamui805/
Hsahmi804/
Seamai804/
Seamis804/
Saumij804/
Saamii804/
Saijmi804/
Samhid804/
Samhiy804/
Sasmei804/
Ssamit804/
Saimoi803/
Saajmi803/
Sautmi803/
Saumid803/
Sajmie803/
Saamie803/
Sammip803/
Samijs802/
Shatmi802/
Saemai802/
Sahmmi802/
Saimii802/
Saammi802/
Saamai802/
Sammij802/
Saymoi802/
Samidt802/
Samiey802/
Samhie802/
Sjamie802/
Shaemi802/
Ssammi802/
Saasmi802/
Saimio802/
Shamyi802/
Seamoi802/
Ssamid801/
Ssamie801/
Shsami801/
Siammi801/
Samhei801/
Samhio801/
Samhui801/
Samidd801/
Samioa801/
Sameit801/
Samiej801/
Samiht801/
Samijd801/
Sajmai801/
Sajmid801/
Sajmis801/
Sajmit801/
Samuij801/
Samuip801/
Sammiz801/
Saamei801/
Saamhi801/
Saamij801/
Sahmei801/
Sahmiz801/
Saemie801/
Saimiy801/
Saihmi801/
Saymei801/
Saymii801/
Saymis801/
Saymit801/
Saumhi801/
Saumis801/
Satmiş801/
Zsamie801/
Hsamhi801/
Hhsami801/
Sa'ami801/
Saïmie801/
Sahmis801/
Samaiz801/
Sama75306,354/
Samy75134,253/
Cami75101,569/
Jami7577,814/
Semi7564,142/
Somi7557,408/
Same7515,626/
Zami753,967/
Samj7536/
Xami7526/
Samé756/
Samá753/
Samý753/
Samè751/
Shamieh731,143/
Sammaiy73486/
Shaimei73339/
Shamish73214/
Shammie73124/
Shahami7365/
Sahaimi7347/
Shammai7342/
Sammaia7337/
Saumaiy7333/
Shaumit7326/
Shahmie7323/
Sahamai7323/
Shhamid7316/
Sahamiy7315/
Shamaia7315/
Hshaimi7313/
Sahamih7313/
Shamaiz7312/
Shammid7311/
Shamich7311/
Shasmit7310/
Shammis7310/
Sammaih739/
Shammii739/
Hjsamih739/
Sasmitd738/
Shammmi738/
Shamoit738/
Sshammi737/
Shahmei737/
Saumish737/
Shamiea737/
Sammait736/
Shameiz736/
Shamhii736/
Samieha736/
Shhaemi736/
Shamaid735/
Shatmai735/
Shaumei735/
Shammit735/
Sammitt735/
Samhaiy735/
Hsiamei735/
Shamidh734/
Shamais734/
Siammai734/
Siammui734/
Shahmij734/
Shaimie734/
Shamiss734/
Shahmiz734/
Shaamis733/
Shahumi733/
Shaimai733/
Shammei733/
Shaymie733/
Shaumie733/
Sammish733/
Sammmit733/
Saimaid733/
Ssammie733/
Shammio733/
Shammiy733/
Shhaimi733/
Hsamoit732/
Sahamui732/
Sahasmi732/
Sahmiea732/
Sammich732/
Sammiey732/
Saumitt732/
Schamai732/
Samiddh732/
Samahai732/
Samaidh732/
Samaish732/
Sjammie732/
Shaamid732/
Shaammi732/
Shamaai732/
Shamaih732/
Shammui732/
Shamois732/
Shamhid732/
Shahmit732/
Shaimit732/
Shaymis732/
Sheamid732/
Shasmid732/
Shshami732/
Sshamid732/
Shaymai732/
Sahamie732/
Saimith732/
Siamhui732/
Saheimi732/
Saamije731/
Saamish731/
Sshamij731/
Szammyi731/
Siahmie731/
Shasmai731/
Shasmih731/
Shathmi731/
Shaummi731/
Shhamit731/
Sheamis731/
Shaimij731/
Shaitmi731/
Shajmai731/
Shajmit731/
Shamisd731/
Shamitt731/
Shameit731/
Shamhai731/
Shamidt731/
Shamihe731/
Shammih731/
Shammij731/
Shammiz731/
Shammoi731/
Shaemei731/
Samaaia731/
Samaaih731/
Samahiy731/
Samaith731/
Saismit731/
Saitmis731/
Samhaia731/
Samheit731/
Samhiea731/
Sameggi731/
Sameish731/
Samuist731/
Sammhie731/
Sammieh731/
Sammuit731/
Samoeyi731/
Samoith731/
Sammaij731/
Samisht731/
Sahmaid731/
Sahmeit731/
Sahmith731/
Sahmmie731/
Sahmoit731/
Sahaami731/
Sahamei731/
Sahamij731/
Sahamiz731/
Sahammi731/
Sahamoi731/
Saimaia731/
Saimeit731/
Saymith731/
Schaumi731/
Seamist731/
Seamuis731/
Saumaia731/
Saumidh731/
Saummit731/
Satmait731/
Satmish731/
Satmmit731/
Seamaid731/
Seamais731/
Sahiemi731/
Wsawmai731/
Shasmiz731/
Shamije731/
Szamith731/
Saima67708,688/
Sameh67476,606/
Shama67334,139/
Samer67220,683/
Sammy67208,163/
Sayma67101,906/
Samaa6793,867/
Samet6763,577/
Saime6750,962/
Semih6750,736/
Jasmi6724,229/
Samay6722,155/
Somai6717,657/
Shomi6717,097/
Chami6716,406/
Samed6715,417/
Semie6715,356/
Shame6714,166/
Soumi6712,436/
Samma6712,112/
Samea678,821/
Siama678,246/
Sajma677,891/
Sames677,828/
Samee676,745/
Semiy675,572/
Seemi675,334/
Samme674,222/
Jamis674,189/
Samyt674,156/
Shemi674,101/
Somit674,060/
Djami673,072/
Samey672,759/
Jamid672,731/
Jaimi672,613/
Somei672,500/
Samha672,381/
Jammi672,091/
Semei671,936/
Jamai671,869/
Samej671,705/
Semmi671,603/
Jamit671,598/
Cammi671,592/
Zaimi671,585/
Josmi671,436/
Sauma671,421/
Jaymi671,399/
Semai671,388/
Sommi671,345/
Saumy671,273/
Samaj671,265/
Jatmi671,145/
Jhami671,112/
Seimi67989/
Sayme67980/
Samoa67952/
Shamy67841/
Samez67736/
Samyy67722/
Somiy67701/
Saama67669/
Camih67664/
Soemi67586/
Samoj67550/
Siame67492/
Jamih67444/
Samoy67430/
Samyo67392/
Soomi67344/
Jamui67328/
Samuj67316/
Seama67294/
Somih67262/
Semoi67247/
Zamid67239/
Zaemi67232/
Jamei67208/
Soimi67194/
Jaami67187/
Sahme67183/
Sehmi67179/
Somie67178/
Satme67175/
Ssama67168/
Jaumi67160/
Saimy67158/
Zamai67123/
Siemi67120/
Zamie67117/
Somio67116/
Samjh67115/
Suimi67114/
Samhe67111/
Somoi67106/
Siamy67101/
Sosmi67100/
Sajme6794/
Siomi6793/
Somid6792/
Giami6788/
Zhami6781/
Seame6781/
Zasmi6778/
Zammi6777/
Jamij6770/
Samys6758/
Zamit6757/
Saume6756/
Hjami6755/
Jeami6751/
Sotmi6745/
Suomi6744/
Seymi6743/
Saamy6736/
Semui6735/
Samuy6735/
Zaumi6733/
Zaami6732/
Saeme6730/
Zamis6729/
Samhy6729/
Saame6729/
Jamiz6727/
Tjami6727/
Somis6726/
Somyi6726/
Sameu6725/
Zamii6725/
Jamoi6725/
Jamhi6724/
Somgi6723/
Tcami6722/
Samje6721/
Samyd6721/
Shahaimi6721/
Somui6720/
Somij6718/
Caymi6718/
Szama6716/
Samge6716/
Somip6715/
Caami6715/
Saemy6715/
Zaymi6714/
Zamio6714/
Samyh6713/
Xhami6713/
Zamiz6713/
Semii6713/
Sahmy6712/
Seumi6712/
Somii6712/
Zamoi6711/
Seamy6711/
Sasmy6710/
Samishth6710/
Zeami6710/
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Sjama679/
Sohmi679/
Hjsahami678/
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Semij677/
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Sasme676/
Hzami676/
Hsama676/
Camhi676/
Saymy675/
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Zamip674/
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Shaimait673/
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Shamisht673/
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Semhi673/
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Jajmi673/
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Shamj673/
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Soymi672/
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Jsame672/
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Ceami671/
Samïa671/
Džami671/
Camij671/
Camyi671/
Ssame671/
Ssomi671/
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Szame671/
Shshammi671/
Somiş671/
Seïmi671/
Semyi671/
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Shahmidh671/
Samaá671/
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Samep671/
Samér671/
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Sammitth671/
Sammj671/
Sammé671/
Sammý671/
Sammaipp671/
Saahasmi671/
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Saimohiy671/
Saymé671/
Scame671/
Schaimai671/
Seamê671/
Sausmith671/
Satmy671/
Xaymi671/
Xamih671/
Zcami671/
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Şamiz671/
Zsamy671/
Zajmi671/
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Hsamj671/
Jam'i671/
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Wsmih671/
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Sami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sami in the Russian language
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  • 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 Sami