El Sami Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

El Sami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Sami 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
Niger271:710,81516,981
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

El Sami Last Name Facts

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

El Sami is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of El Sami.

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

The last name is the 3,228,735th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of El Sami live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name El Sami is most common in Niger, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 710,815. In Niger it is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 78 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 19 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 4 percent live. Apart from Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

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 Shami9395,497/
El Samai9320,456/
El Samit931,282/
El Samie93593/
El Samih9322/
El Sahmi934/
El Samei931/
El Samaid88191/
El Shaimi884/
El Ssamie884/
El Sahami881/
El Shamai881/
El Samiea881/
El Sama867,584/
El Jami86832/
El Samy86158/
El Shammai821/
El Shamy807,101/
El Jamii802,221/
El Chami80813/
El Jahmi80794/
El-Shami80686/
El Jasmi80415/
El Jamai80355/
El Jamiy80307/
El Shama80165/
El Samet80162/
El Jamih80153/
El Shemi80122/
El Shame8010/
El Jaimi809/
El Samhy807/
El Samaa805/
El Jamid804/
El-Samie804/
El Samer804/
El Samed802/
El Samea801/
El Djami801/
El Sayme801/
El Samay801/
El Sameh801/
El Sammy801/
El Zahmi801/
El Jamei801/
El Shamaa753,806/
El Samahy752,448/
El Shameh75228/
El Shoumi75205/
El Jamaai75170/
El Sammaa75165/
El Shamea756/
El Shamey756/
El Shoomi754/
El Sama'a754/
El Zahami753/
El Shemiy751/
El Sheemi751/
El Shehmi751/
El Samouy751/
El Samher751/
El Samaha751/
El Shammaa71221/
El Shaimaa716/
El Shamahy714/
El-Jami711/
El-Shamieh711/
El Jamy711/
El-Shamy675,535/
El Shemy671,377/
El-Jahmi67397/
El-Chami67157/
El Joumi67117/
El Semeh679/
El Chamy677/
El Jamed674/
El-Samoy674/
El Zaimy672/
El Jamee671/
El Jomai671/
El Souma671/
El Zamaa671/
El Zamed671/
El-Shemi671/
El-Jamii671/
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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 Sami
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