Samachar Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Samachar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samachar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India451:17,045,897267,282
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Samachar (66) may also be a first name.

Samachar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samachar (Bengali: সমচর, Hindi: समाचार, Marathi: समाचार, Oriya: ସମାଚାର) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samachar? popularity and diffusion

Samachar is the 2,689,253rd most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Samachar are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 66 people.

Samachar is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 17,045,897. In India Samachar is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 18 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside and Gujarat, where 9 percent reside. Aside from India this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samachar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samachar in the Bengali language
সমচরsamacara-
Samachar in the Marathi language
समाचारsamacara-
Samachar in the Oriya language
ସମାଚାରsamacara85.71
ସମଚାରsamacara14.29
Samachar in the Hindi language
समाचारsamacara75
सामाचारsamacara25

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Samachar
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