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) occurs most in India. It may also appear as: Šamaj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 544,808th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,393,786 people. The last name Samaj is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Samaj reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Samaj is also the 221,869th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 1,265 people.
The last name Samaj is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 498 people, or 1 in 1,540,292. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 31 percent reside, Karnataka, where 29 percent reside and Odisha, where 7 percent reside. Beside India this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs 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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