Samak Surname
Approximately 15,998 people bear this surname
Samak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 9,000 | 1:10,215 | 1,222 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,272 | 1:24,258 | 3,358 |
| Mali | 1,162 | 1:14,603 | 630 |
| India | 666 | 1:1,151,750 | 46,739 |
| Yemen | 637 | 1:41,484 | 3,556 |
| Iraq | 519 | 1:67,479 | 2,363 |
| Indonesia | 417 | 1:317,144 | 27,870 |
| Jordan | 342 | 1:25,855 | 3,475 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Thailand | 260 | 1:271,686 | 46,672 |
| France | 213 | 1:311,844 | 47,518 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 147 | 1:55,467 | 7,053 |
| Belarus | 143 | 1:66,441 | 10,983 |
| Iran | 86 | 1:892,820 | 42,918 |
| Palestine | 77 | 1:59,076 | 5,556 |
| Russia | 76 | 1:1,896,356 | 120,402 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Ukraine | 40 | 1:1,138,067 | 101,053 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| Lebanon | 30 | 1:187,903 | 8,189 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Syria | 23 | 1:839,175 | 6,287 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 1:1,191,319 | 5,802 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Şamak (652), Samák (59), Šamak (1) & Šamák (1) are calculated separately.
Samak (14,754) may also be a first name.
Samak Demographics
Samak Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Samak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samak (Arabic: سماك, Bengali: সমক, Hindi: समक, Marathi: सामक, Oriya: ସମକ, Russian: Самак) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Şamak, Samák, Šamak or Šamák. Click here for further possible spellings of Samak.
How Common Is The Last Name Samak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,191st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,529 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Samak live; 58 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 46,922nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 14,754 people.
Samak is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 9,000 people, or 1 in 10,215. Aside from Egypt Samak is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live and Mali, where 7 percent live.
Samak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Samak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samak last name increased 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Samak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Samak surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (46%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Samak are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
Samak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $41,131 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samak in the Bengali language | ||
| সমক | samaka | - |
| Samak in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମକ | samaka | - |
| Samak in the Marathi language | ||
| सामक | samaka | 80.37 |
| समक | samaka | 19.26 |
| समाक | samaka | 0.37 |
| Samak in the Hindi language | ||
| समक | samaka | 50 |
| समाक | samaka | 27.78 |
| समका | samaka | 16.67 |
| सामका | samaka | 5.56 |
| Samak in the Russian language | ||
| Самак | samak | - |
| Samak in the Arabic language | ||
| سماك | smak | - |
| ساميك | samyk | - |
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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 Samak
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