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
Saami (Georgian: საამი, Hindi: सोमी, Marathi: शमी, Oriya: ସାଲମୀ, Russian: Саами) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saami? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 470,273rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,206,647 people. The surname Saami occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Saami are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 36 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Saami is also the 148,864th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 2,467 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 338,249. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent are found, Semnan Province, where 25 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Iran Saami is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 28 percent are found and Algeria, where 8 percent are found.
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
- 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 Saami
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