Samaira Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Samaira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 351 | 1:508,957 | 8,728 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Samáira (1) are calculated separately.
Samaira (7,508) may also be a first name.
Samaira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samaira (Hindi: समैरा, Marathi: समैरा) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Samáira. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 744,013th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Samaira live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 74,162nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 7,508 people.
The last name Samaira is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 508,957. In Pakistan Samaira is mostly found in: Sindh, where 97 percent reside, Punjab, where 1 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Samaira exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samaira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samaira in the Hindi language | ||
| समैरा | samaira | 77.78 |
| समाईरा | sama'ira | 11.11 |
| सामैरा | samaira | 11.11 |
| Samaira in the Marathi language | ||
| समैरा | samaira | 28.57 |
| समाईरा | sama'ira | 14.29 |
| सुमैरा | sumaira | 14.29 |
| समइेरा | samaiera | 14.29 |
| सामैरा | samaira | 14.29 |
| समायरा | samayara | 14.29 |
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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 Samaira
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