Al Sami Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al Sami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Sami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Yemen91:2,936,14415,216
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Al Sami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Sami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al Sami occurs in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sami? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 912,827th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sami live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Aside from Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and Iraq, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shami938,689/
Al Samit935,233/
Al Saami931,298/
Al Samih93102/
Al Saimi936/
Al Satmi935/
Al Sahmi932/
Al Sammi932/
Al Samhi932/
Al Siami931/
Al Shaimi881,092/
Al Sahami88984/
Al Shamih88637/
Al Shatmi88193/
Al Shamai88173/
Al Shamii8836/
Al Shammi886/
Al Shasmi881/
Al Shaami881/
Al Shajmi881/
Al Shamhi881/
Al Jami86388/
Al Sama86165/
Al Zami86101/
Al-Sami8664/
Al Samy8612/
Al Same861/
Al Somi861/
Al Shathmi821,429/
Al Shahami824/
Al Shamaid821/
Al Sahmieh821/
Al-Shami8023,333/
Al Jahmi804,552/
Al Shamy803,697/
Al Jasmi803,285/
Al Samer802,830/
Al Jaami801,342/
Al Shama801,199/
Al Samee80959/
Al Zaemi80324/
Al Chami80286/
Al Jamai8099/
Al Samed8042/
Al-Satmi8013/
Al-Saami8010/
Al Zamai806/
Al Zaimi805/
Al Jaimi805/
Al Jamih804/
Al Suimi804/
Al Jamid804/
Al Jatmi803/
Al Shame803/
Al Samay803/
Al Zaami802/
Al Zamhi802/
Al Samaa802/
Al Somai801/
Al Zamiz801/
Al Saama801/
Al Samea801/
Al-Samei801/
Al-Siami801/
Al Sam'a801/
Al Samet801/
Al Shemi801/
Al Jamei801/
Al Ssamy801/
Al Jamit801/
Al Shamaa75556/
Al Shamma75430/
Al Shehmi75174/
Al Shamaj75113/
Al Samaha7547/
Al-Shamie7512/
Al Jahtmi758/
Al Semaih757/
Al Shoumi756/
Al Shamay756/
Al Shajma755/
Al Jamaai755/
Al Samahy754/
Al Zahami753/
Al Sameer753/
Al Shomhi752/
Al Sameeh752/
Al Saayma751/
Al Shayma751/
Al Shomai751/
Al Sammer751/
Al Seamer751/
Al Shamed751/
Al Shameh751/
Al Jahami751/
Al Jahmai751/
Al Jathmi751/
Al-Szaimi751/
Al-Shaimi751/
Al-Shamei751/
Al Sham'a751/
Al-Shahmi751/
Al-Shamis751/
Al Jame71361/
Al-Zami71125/
Al Zama7116/
Al Shammaa718/
Al Shahama718/
Al Sameeha714/
Al Jamy714/
Al Shammer712/
Al-Sama712/
Al-Jami712/
Al Jamaish711/
Al Shhamma711/
Al Soma711/
Al Zahmieh711/
Al Zame711/
Al-Shahami711/
Al-Shamy67489/
Al Shemy67122/
Al Jamea67112/
Al-Zahmi6728/
Al Jamay6725/
Al-Chami6720/
Al-Jasmi6717/
Al-Jahmi6714/
Al-Shama678/
Al Zamaa677/
Al Zamer676/
Al Jasmy676/
Al Jamee676/
Al-Samer675/
Al James674/
Al Hjamy673/
Al Zaima673/
Al Zamaj672/
Al-Shame671/
Al Somma671/
Al Zahma671/
Al Zoumi671/
Al Jameh671/
Al Jaume671/
Al-Jamhi671/
Al-Zaymi671/
Al-Samet671/
Al Sooma671/

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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
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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 Al Sami
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