Saamee Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Saamee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 48 | 1:8,420 | 698 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Saamee (27) may also be a first name.
Saamee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saamee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saamee is held by more people in The Maldives than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamee? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,689,253rd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Saamee are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most numerous in The Maldives, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 8,420. In The Maldives it is most prevalent in: Malé, where 35 percent live, Haa Dhaalu Atoll, where 21 percent live and Raa Atoll, where 8 percent live. Beside The Maldives it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Saamee
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