Al Samawi Surname
Approximately 25,771 people bear this surname
Al Samawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 25,103 | 1:1,053 | 148 |
| Jordan | 541 | 1:16,345 | 2,615 |
| Tunisia | 73 | 1:8,365 | 1,397 |
| Lebanon | 24 | 1:234,878 | 9,056 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Samawi Demographics
Al Samawi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Samawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Samawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Samawi occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Samawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Samawi is the 21,156th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 282,781 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Samawi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 97 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 25,103 people, or 1 in 1,053. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Dhamar Governorate, where 41 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 12 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 2 percent live and Tunisia, where 0 percent live.
Al Samawi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Shamawi | 95 | 12 | / |
| Al Samawei | 95 | 1 | / |
| Al-Samawi | 89 | 22 | / |
| Al Jamawi | 89 | 9 | / |
| Al Samabi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Samawe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Samawy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Jahmawi | 84 | 109 | / |
| Al Samawey | 84 | 28 | / |
| Al Shamabi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shamaweh | 80 | 1 | / |
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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 Al Samawi
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