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

The last name Sama (Arabic: سمّا, Bengali: সমা, Georgian: სამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻪ, Hindi: समा, Marathi: सामा, Oriya: ସମା, Tibetan: བས་མ།) occurs most in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Şama, Samà, Samá, Samâ, Sâma or Sàmà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 2,157^th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,675 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Sama are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 46 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,405^th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 306,354 people.

The last name Sama is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 115,964 people, or 1 in 6,615. In India Sama is most common in: Gujarat, where 79 percent are found, Telangana, where 10 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 4 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 143 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 9 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent are found.

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 adherence of those carrying 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 Democrats than the national average, with 54.72% registered to vote for 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.