El Samahy Surname

175,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Samahy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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El Samahy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,5391:17,1701,880
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
United Arab Emirates921:99,5908,729
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Oman321:115,2493,233
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Samahy Demographics

El Samahy Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 2 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Samahy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El Samahy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name El Samahy is found in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Samahy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 175,097th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,976,939 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of El Samahy reside; 70 percent reside in West Asia and 70 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most widely held in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,539 people, or 1 in 17,170. In Yemen El Samahy is mostly concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 54 percent are found, Al Mahrah Governorate, where 34 percent are found and Abyan Governorate, where 7 percent are found. Not including Yemen it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 30 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

El Samahy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the El Samahy surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Shamahy954/
El Samah9432/
El Samhy947/
El Samay941/
El-Samahy89524/
El Shamah8915/
El Sammah892/
El Samaha891/
El Sama887,584/
El Samy88158/
El Samayah8432/
El Samayeh842/
El Shammah841/
El Samai8220,456/
El Shamy827,101/
El Shama82165/
El Samad8283/
El Samih8222/
El Samaa825/
El Samas824/
El Samat824/
El Samea821/
El Sameh821/
El Sammy821/
El Shammaah804/
El Shamahas801/
El Shamaa783,806/
El Shameh78228/
El Samaid78191/
El Sammaa78165/
El Sammad78122/
El Shamea786/
El Shamey786/
El Samawe784/
El Sama'a784/
El Shamas781/
El Samaat781/
El Samher781/
El Samouy781/
El Shamai781/
El Samiea781/
El Sami7537/
El Jama752/
El Jamy751/
El Shammas742,790/
El Shammaa74221/
El Shameya7497/
El Chammah7410/
El Shaimaa746/
El Shamaie744/
El Shammat743/
El-Shammah741/
El Shamiya741/
El Shammai741/
El Soumaye741/
El Shami7195,497/
El-Shamy715,535/
El Shemy711,377/
El Samit711,282/
El Samie71593/
El Jamai71355/
El Jamiy71307/
El Samet71162/
El Jamih71153/
El-Samad7113/
El Shame7110/
El Chama719/
El Semeh719/
El Chamy717/
El Djama714/
El Samer714/
El Sahmi714/
El-Samoy714/
El Samed712/
El Zaimy712/
El Jamaï712/
El Sayme711/
El Jamaa711/
El Souma711/
El Zamaa711/
El Samei711/
El Samaweed702/
El Shamhout701/
El Shoumy6710,735/
El Sheemy67584/
El Samout67535/
El Chamaa67232/
El Sheimy67216/
El Jamaai67170/
El-Shamaa67127/
El Zahmaa6795/
El Shouma6746/
El-Shamey675/
El Samoud674/
El Ssamie674/
El Shaimi674/
El Chamma673/
El-Sammad672/
El Sahami671/
El Jammas671/
El Shemiy671/
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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 El Samahy
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