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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།) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as: Şama, Samà, Samá, Samâ, Sâma or Sàmà. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 2,157^th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,675 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Sama live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,405^th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 306,354 people.

The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 115,964 people, or 1 in 6,615. In India Sama is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 79 percent are found, Telangana, where 10 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 4 percent are found. Not including India this last name is found in 143 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 9 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 9 percent are found.

Sama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia, Muslim (83%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Muslim (69%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Sama surname are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.72% being 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.