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 frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaher? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Samaher reside; 56 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Samaher is also the 34,544th most frequent first name internationally, held by 22,533 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Samaher is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent live and Bihar, where 20 percent live. Barring India this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.

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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