Samaher Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Samaher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samaher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samaher (22,533) may also be a first name.

Samaher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samaher (Arabic: سماهر, Hindi: समहेर, Marathi: समशेर) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samaher is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Samaher occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Samaher are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 34,544th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 22,533 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Samaher is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent reside and Bihar, where 20 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamaher931/
Samaer9213/
Samahir868/
Samaere865/
Samaaer862/
Sameaer861/
Shaymaer8071/
Shamahir801/
Soumaher801/
Samahire801/
Sameur771,884/
Jamaer77287/
Samoer779/
Zamaer771/
Somaer771/
Shoemaher752/
Shamahire752/
Zamaere71641/
Samehir71115/
Cammaer7175/
Jammaer7171/
Sahmeer715/
Zamaeer712/
Jomaher711/
Soomaer711/
Sameeer711/
Sammeur711/
Jamaert711/
Saymoer711/
Shahmeer673,495/
Jaymaert6736/
Sheymaer6719/
Sheimaer6717/
Somaiyer672/
Chamaere671/
Shoemaer671/

Samaher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samaher in the Hindi language
समहेरsamahera-
Samaher in the Marathi language
समशेरsamasera-
Samaher in the Arabic language
سماهرsmahr-

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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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  • 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 Samaher
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