Saamir Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Saamir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 19 | 1:21,272 | 1,350 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Saamir (206) may also be a first name.
Saamir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saamir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saamir (Georgian: საამირ, Marathi: समीर) has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Saamir is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Saamir are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Saamir is also the 630,600th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 206 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 21,272. In The Maldives it is most frequent in: Shaviyani Atoll, where 16 percent live, Thaa Atoll, where 16 percent live and Laamu Atoll, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Maldives this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 31 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saamir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saamir in the Georgian language | ||
| საამირ | saamir | - |
| Saamir in the Marathi language | ||
| समीर | samira | - |
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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 Saamir
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