El Sammar Surname

528,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Kuwait

El Sammar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Sammar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan2661:33,2424,032
Kuwait2121:17,9282,427
Yemen1141:231,8019,021
Palestine121:379,07111,768
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

El Sammar Last Name Facts

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

El Sammar is more frequently found in Jordan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of El Sammar click here.

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

The last name is the 528,243rd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,888,329 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Sammar reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 54 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 33,242. In Jordan it is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 100 percent are found and Madaba Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Jordan it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 35 percent are found and Yemen, where 19 percent are found.

El Sammar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the El Sammar last name is principally Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Samar944/
El Zammar8914/
El Shamar894/
El Jammar892/
El Samart891/
El Sammour844/
El Jamar821/
El Zamar821/
El Samour781,135/
El-Zammar7812/
El Zommar782/
El-Samare781/
El-Sammour745/
El-Shamare741/
El Jamour674/
El Zomor591,045/

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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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  • 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 Sammar
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