Sam-Sam Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sam-Sam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sam-Sam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sam-Sam (1,370) may also be a first name.

Sam-Sam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sam-Sam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sam-Sam (Russian: Сам-сам) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sam-Sam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sam-Sam is the 1,683,218th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Sam-Sam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sam-Sam reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sam-Sam is also the 211,618th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 1,370 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 601,974. In South Africa Sam-Sam is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 49 percent reside, Western Cape, where 38 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Sam-Sam exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Sam-Sam Last Name Statistics demography

Sam-Sam earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.83% less than the national average, earning R 100,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sam-Sam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sam-Sam in the Russian language
Сам-самsam-sam-

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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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  • 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 Sam-Sam
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