Abd Sam Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Abd Sam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd Sam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Abd Sam (10) may also be a first name.

Abd Sam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abd Sam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Abd Sam occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Abd Sam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd Sam? popularity and diffusion

Abd Sam is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Abd Sam is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Abd Sam are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename globally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia Abd Sam is primarily found in: Labuan, where 50 percent reside and Pahang, where 50 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abd Saim934/
Abd Samd932/
Abd Sham931/
Abd Jam861/
Abd San861/
Abd Sain802/
Abd Sane801/
Abd Saund751/
Abd Sen711/
Abd Zain671/
Abd Zein532/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Abd Sam
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