Saamiya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Saamiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Saamiya (801) may also be a first name.
Saamiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saamiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saamiya (Dhivehi: ީސާމިޔާ, Hindi: सामिया) is most common in The Maldives. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saamiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Saamiya live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 289,129th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 801 people.
Saamiya is most widespread in The Maldives, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 44,908. In The Maldives it is most numerous in: Seenu Atoll, where 22 percent reside, Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 11 percent reside and Baa Atoll, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Maldives this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent reside and Italy, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saamiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saamiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सामिया | samiya | - |
| Saamiya in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ީސާމިޔާ | isamiya | - |
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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 Saamiya
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