View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Samah (Arabic: صامه, Bengali: সমাশ, Dhivehi: ސަމާޙ‬, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻤﺎﺡ, Hindi: समह, Marathi: समह, Oriya: ସାମାଃ) is held by more people in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Samah.

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

The surname Samah is the 13,111^th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 170,473 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Samah reside; 30 percent reside in West Asia and 21 percent reside in Levant. Samah is also the 2,411^th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 424,079 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 8,363 people, or 1 in 674. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 72 percent live, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 14 percent live and Beqaa Governorate, where 10 percent live. Besides Lebanon Samah is found in 69 countries. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 percent live.

Samah Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (55%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Samah surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Samah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.78% less than the national average, earning R 67,068 per year and in United States they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $41,345 USD per year.