Saami Surname
Approximately 714 people bear this surname
Saami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 227 | 1:338,249 | 22,944 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Algeria | 58 | 1:666,061 | 40,070 |
| India | 57 | 1:13,457,287 | 231,997 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Saami (2,467) may also be a first name.
Saami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saami (Georgian: საამი, Hindi: सोमी, Marathi: शमी, Oriya: ସାଲମୀ, Russian: Саами) is most common in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 470,273rd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,206,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Saami live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 148,864th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 2,467 people.
It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 227 people, or 1 in 338,249. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, Semnan Province, where 25 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Iran Saami exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 28 percent reside and Algeria, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saami in the Georgian language | ||
| საამი | saami | - |
| Saami in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଲମୀ | salami | - |
| Saami in the Hindi language | ||
| सोमी | somi | 50 |
| सामि | sami | 16.67 |
| सअमी | sa'ami | 16.67 |
| शमि | sami | 16.67 |
| Saami in the Marathi language | ||
| शमी | sami | 33.33 |
| सैामी | saiami | 33.33 |
| सामी | sami | 33.33 |
| Saami in the Russian language | ||
| Саами | saami | - |
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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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- 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 Saami
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