Samy Forename
7,760th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 134,253 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait
Samy Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 100% | 71,701 | 1:1,282 | 215 |
| DR Congo | 98% | 25,665 | 1:2,877 | 426 |
| Kuwait | - | 7,456 | 1:508 | 79 |
| France | 100% | 3,468 | 1:19,167 | 894 |
| Algeria | 100% | 2,403 | 1:15,887 | 1,055 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,380 | 1:15,885 | 1,693 |
| Morocco | 100% | 1,911 | 1:17,974 | 1,162 |
| United States | 100% | 1,779 | 1:203,787 | 7,201 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,315 | 1:162,917 | 7,781 |
| Yemen | - | 879 | 1:29,917 | 1,039 |
| Philippines | 96% | 869 | 1:121,990 | 6,405 |
| India | 61% | 838 | 1:1,449,735 | 84,126 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 794 | 1:9,008 | 1,005 |
| Syria | - | 747 | 1:25,845 | 1,234 |
| Qatar | 100% | 606 | 1:3,910 | 606 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 583 | 1:52,852 | 6,182 |
| Iraq | 100% | 579 | 1:60,480 | 1,912 |
| Canada | 100% | 530 | 1:62,516 | 3,817 |
| Ivory Coast | 93% | 482 | 1:47,875 | 3,584 |
| Mexico | 52% | 457 | 1:271,651 | 4,176 |
| Haiti | 100% | 430 | 1:24,946 | 1,962 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 422 | 1:72,156 | 5,495 |
| Burkina Faso | 99% | 397 | 1:46,296 | 3,219 |
| Belgium | 100% | 345 | 1:33,304 | 2,002 |
| Mauritius | - | 338 | 1:3,840 | 659 |
| Cameroon | 96% | 315 | 1:68,605 | 4,049 |
| Congo | 88% | 311 | 1:16,107 | 1,795 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 310 | 1:2,184 | 405 |
| England | 98% | 295 | 1:188,484 | 5,669 |
| Peru | 58% | 288 | 1:110,387 | 3,803 |
| Honduras | 100% | 284 | 1:31,047 | 1,805 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 270 | 1:955,421 | 60,072 |
| Germany | 81% | 260 | 1:371,838 | 4,415 |
| Colombia | 97% | 228 | 1:209,557 | 4,836 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 225 | 1:134,231 | 5,559 |
| Mali | - | 221 | 1:76,822 | 3,384 |
| Gabon | 100% | 200 | 1:9,417 | 1,573 |
| Bahrain | - | 192 | 1:7,024 | 1,127 |
| Poland | 86% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 181 | 1:88,997 | 2,102 |
| Switzerland | 85% | 170 | 1:48,315 | 2,166 |
| Spain | 100% | 166 | 1:280,301 | 4,806 |
| Chile | 82% | 157 | 1:112,148 | 2,722 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 148 | 1:70,482 | 4,180 |
| Jordan | 60% | 139 | 1:63,502 | 1,710 |
| Kenya | 92% | 138 | 1:335,559 | 11,110 |
| Panama | 100% | 98 | 1:39,863 | 2,961 |
| Thailand | 100% | 92 | 1:761,585 | 31,093 |
| Cambodia | 64% | 85 | 1:191,451 | 6,272 |
| South Africa | 100% | 84 | 1:649,198 | 28,558 |
| Netherlands | 91% | 79 | 1:213,950 | 7,833 |
| Sweden | 98% | 75 | 1:131,439 | 5,235 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 69 | 1:2,783 | 528 |
| Austria | 100% | 67 | 1:127,078 | 2,368 |
| Italy | 93% | 66 | 1:925,183 | 8,207 |
| Russia | 83% | 66 | 1:2,185,359 | 14,310 |
| Portugal | - | 65 | 1:160,167 | 3,695 |
| Australia | - | 54 | 1:252,919 | 5,580 |
| Ukraine | 98% | 54 | 1:842,591 | 2,960 |
| Oman | 100% | 52 | 1:79,013 | 2,745 |
| Lebanon | 55% | 50 | 1:112,551 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | - | 49 | 1:555,987 | 1,346 |
| Romania | 100% | 49 | 1:409,224 | 11,682 |
| Rwanda | - | 49 | 1:232,070 | 1,122 |
| China | - | 46 | 1:29,696,865 | 61,011 |
| Senegal | 50% | 46 | 1:316,986 | 5,128 |
| Greece | 100% | 44 | 1:248,512 | 4,598 |
| Nigeria | 91% | 42 | 1:4,227,723 | 66,444 |
| Singapore | 100% | 39 | 1:161,207 | 8,112 |
| Costa Rica | 75% | 38 | 1:125,472 | 3,625 |
| Ethiopia | - | 36 | 1:2,710,004 | 9,023 |
| Madagascar | - | 36 | 1:656,372 | 1,939 |
| Ecuador | - | 31 | 1:571,836 | 5,755 |
| French Polynesia | - | 27 | 1:10,293 | 1,329 |
| Palestine | 100% | 26 | 1:175,002 | 2,270 |
| Angola | - | 25 | 1:1,078,664 | 2,481 |
| Denmark | - | 25 | 1:225,980 | 4,802 |
| Libya | - | 25 | 1:248,852 | 929 |
| Finland | 63% | 24 | 1:228,466 | 3,699 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 24 | 1:642,659 | 26,560 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 22 | 1:12,280 | 1,140 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 21 | 1:286,587 | 6,256 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 21 | 1:2,513,729 | 22,624 |
| Croatia | 100% | 20 | 1:210,854 | 3,596 |
| Czechia | 85% | 19 | 1:560,851 | 2,621 |
| Papua New Guinea | 79% | 19 | 1:429,069 | 33,046 |
| Ireland | 100% | 18 | 1:257,973 | 4,315 |
| Pakistan | 88% | 18 | 1:10,797,649 | 73,414 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 16 | 1:297,061 | 236 |
| Hong Kong | - | 16 | 1:484,545 | 4,322 |
| Norway | 100% | 15 | 1:342,155 | 7,099 |
| Uganda | 100% | 15 | 1:2,730,461 | 31,621 |
| Uruguay | - | 15 | 1:228,509 | 3,962 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 14 | 1:62,220 | 2,260 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 12 | 1:1,980,807 | 51,381 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 11 | 1:52,814 | 3,146 |
| Argentina | 67% | 9 | 1:4,752,583 | 12,276 |
| Belarus | 83% | 9 | 1:1,053,598 | 5,565 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 8 | 1:66,144 | 2,710 |
| Guinea | 100% | 8 | 1:1,482,331 | 4,333 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 7 | 1:2,535,264 | 17,782 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 6 | 1:682,540 | 11,802 |
| Bolivia | - | 4 | 1:2,650,351 | 4,903 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,493,319 | 26,894 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 4 | 1:141,012 | 2,772 |
| Malawi | 100% | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Monaco | 100% | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Paraguay | 67% | 3 | 1:2,412,268 | 9,978 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Maldives | 100% | 2 | 1:216,952 | 3,781 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 62% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Sämy (4), Samý (3) & Sãmy (1) are calculated separately.
Samy (284,459) may also be a surname.
Samy Forename Popularity
Samy Demographics
Average Male Samy Height
173.89 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 211 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Samy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samy in the Russian language | ||
| Самы | samy | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Samy