View the most religious surnames in Russia

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

The surname Sama (Arabic: سمّا, Bengali: সমা, Georgian: სამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: समा, Marathi: सामा, Oriya: ସମା, Tibetan: བས་མ།) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Şama, Samà, Samá, Samâ, Sâma or Sàmà. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sama.

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

The surname Sama is the 2,157^th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,675 people. The last name Sama is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Sama reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sama is also the 3,405^th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 306,354 people.

The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried 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. Not including India this surname occurs in 143 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sama last name grew 120,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sama surname is predominantly 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 surname are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the political 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.