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Where Does The Last Name Sam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sam (Arabic: صام, Bengali: সম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻡ, Hindi: सम, Marathi: साम, Oriya: ଶାମ, Russian: Сам, Tibetan: བསམ་) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Şam, Sâm or Śám. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,048^th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 14,213 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sam live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Sam is also the 667^th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 1,212,556 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is held by 141,875 people, or 1 in 109. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Kandal Province, where 8 percent reside and Battambang Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Cambodia this surname is found in 199 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Sam Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sam last name expanded 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 8,547 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sam surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (98%) in Lebanon, Christian (96%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sam are 3.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.65% less than the national average, earning 288,462 kr per year; in Peru they earn 165.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,538 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.72% less than the national average, earning R 155,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.52% less than the national average, earning $15,546,600 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning 74,367,800 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $39,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,789 CAD per year.