El Samih Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Samih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Samih 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
Yemen181:1,468,07212,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Lebanon

El Samih Demographics

El Samih Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

Sample size: 2 (2014)

Religious Adherence
in Lebanon

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El Samih Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Samih occurs in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname El Samih occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Samih reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 86 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,468,072. In Yemen El Samih is most frequent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 78 percent live and Lahij Governorate, where 22 percent live. Apart from Yemen this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 9 percent live and Syria, where 5 percent live.

El Samih Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Shiite (50%) 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 Sami9337/
El Shami8895,497/
El Samai8820,456/
El Samit881,282/
El Samie88593/
El Jamih88153/
El Samhy887/
El Sahmi884/
El Samei881/
El Sameh881/
El Samahy822,448/
El Shameh82228/
El Samaid82191/
El Shaimi824/
El Ssamie824/
El Samiea821/
El Shamai821/
El Samher821/
El Samaha821/
El Sahami821/
El Sama807,584/
El Jami80832/
El Samy80158/
El Shamahy784/
El-Shamieh781/
El Shammai781/
El Shamy757,101/
El Jamii752,221/
El Chami75813/
El Jahmi75794/
El-Shami75686/
El Jasmi75415/
El Jamai75355/
El Jamiy75307/
El Shama75165/
El Samet75162/
El Shemi75122/
El Shame7510/
El Jaimi759/
El Semeh759/
El Samaa755/
El Samer754/
El-Samie754/
El Jamid754/
El Samed752/
El Samea751/
El Zahmi751/
El Sammy751/
El Samay751/
El Djami751/
El Sayme751/
El Jamei751/
El Shamaa713,806/
El-Samahy71524/
El Shoumi71205/
El Jamaai71170/
El Sammaa71165/
El Shamea716/
El Shamey716/
El Shoomi714/
El Sama'a714/
El Zahami713/
El Samouy711/
El Shehmi711/
El Sheemi711/
El Shemiy711/
El Shammaa67221/
El Shaimaa676/
El Jamy671/
El-Jami671/
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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 Samih
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