Samaha Surname
Approximately 19,692 people bear this surname
Samaha Surname User-submission:
From Arabic, meaning 'forgiveness' or 'magnanimity'.
Samaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 13,393 | 1:6,864 | 838 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,902 | 1:10,633 | 1,467 |
| United States | 1,175 | 1:308,476 | 28,327 |
| Lebanon | 484 | 1:11,647 | 1,700 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| United Arab Emirates | 182 | 1:50,342 | 5,021 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Brazil | 119 | 1:1,798,944 | 58,246 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Australia | 82 | 1:329,216 | 28,102 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| Maldives | 45 | 1:8,982 | 730 |
| Argentina | 38 | 1:1,124,827 | 67,975 |
| Luxembourg | 35 | 1:16,587 | 3,734 |
| Syria | 32 | 1:603,157 | 5,622 |
| Mexico | 31 | 1:4,004,071 | 26,265 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Benin | 24 | 1:430,650 | 30,545 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Senegal | 10 | 1:1,457,934 | 3,873 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Jordan | 9 | 1:982,493 | 16,126 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Palestine | 7 | 1:649,836 | 13,939 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Samahá (3) are calculated separately.
Samaha (1,348) may also be a first name.
Samaha Surname Meaning
Samaha Demographics
Samaha Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Samaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samaha (Arabic: سامحه, Hindi: समाहा) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Samahá. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 27,292nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 370,076 people. The last name Samaha is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Samaha are found; 69 percent are found in North Africa and 68 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Samaha is also the 213,757th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 1,348 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is held by 13,393 people, or 1 in 6,864. Apart from Egypt it occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Samaha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (46%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Samaha last name are 9.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.32% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Samaha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.76% less than the national average, earning 260,399 kr per year; in United States they earn 30.02% more than the national average, earning $56,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.66% more than the national average, earning $56,969 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samaha in the Hindi language | ||
| समाहा | samaha | 80 |
| समाह | samaha | 20 |
| Samaha in the Arabic language | ||
| سامحه | samhh | - |
| سماحة | smaht | - |
| ساميحه | samyhh | - |
| صميحه | smyhh | - |
| سماحه | smahh | - |
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