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

Sama (Arabic: سمّا, Bengali: সমা, Georgian: სამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: समा, Marathi: सामा, Oriya: ସମା, Tibetan: བས་མ།) is found most in India. It may be rendered as: Şama, Samà, Samá, Samâ, Sâma or Sàmà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This last name is the 2,157^th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,675 people. Sama is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Sama reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,405^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 306,354 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 115,964 people, or 1 in 6,615. In India Sama is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 79 percent reside, Telangana, where 10 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 4 percent reside. Apart from India this last name is found in 143 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 9 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent reside.

Sama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sama surname grew 120,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sama surname is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Muslim (83%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sama last name are 1.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Sama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 23.99% less than the national average, earning €22,826 per year; in Norway they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning 340,765 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.8% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,802 per year; in South Africa they earn 37.1% less than the national average, earning R 149,472 per year; in Colombia they earn 44.67% less than the national average, earning $12,560,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $51,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,596 CAD per year.