Samaj Surname
Approximately 588 people bear this surname
Samaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 498 | 1:1,540,292 | 57,480 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Šamaj (850) are calculated separately.
Samaj (1,265) may also be a first name.
Samaj Demographics
Average Samaj Salary in
United States
$44,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samaj (Bengali: সমাজ, Hindi: समज, Marathi: समज, Oriya: ସମାଜ) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Šamaj. Click here for further possible spellings of Samaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samaj is the 544,808th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Samaj live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Samaj is also the 221,869th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 1,265 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 1,540,292. In India Samaj is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 31 percent reside, Karnataka, where 29 percent reside and Odisha, where 7 percent reside. Besides India this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Slovakia, where 3 percent reside.
Samaj Last Name Statistics demography
Samaj earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samaj in the Bengali language | ||
| সমাজ | samaja | 85.71 |
| সামাজ | samaja | 14.29 |
| Samaj in the Hindi language | ||
| समज | samaja | 64.2 |
| समाज | samaja | 31.48 |
| सामजा | samaja | 1.23 |
| शामजा | samaja | 0.62 |
| समाजा | samaja | 0.62 |
| Samaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମାଜ | samaja | 60.61 |
| ସାମାଜ | samaja | 21.21 |
| ସମଜ | samaja | 7.58 |
| ସାମଜ | samaja | 3.03 |
| ସାମାଜ୍ | samaj | 3.03 |
| ସାମଜ୍ | samaj | 1.52 |
| ସମଯ | samaya | 1.52 |
| Samaj in the Marathi language | ||
| समज | samaja | 54.55 |
| समाज | samaja | 30.3 |
| सामज | samaja | 9.09 |
| सबाज | sabaja | 3.03 |
| हीसामज | hisamaja | 3.03 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samaj
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