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Where Does The Last Name Samak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Samak (Arabic: سماك, Bengali: সমক, Hindi: समक, Marathi: सामक, Oriya: ସମକ, Russian: Самак) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Şamak, Samák, Šamak or Šamák. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Samak is the 33,191^st most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,529 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Samak reside; 58 percent reside in North Africa and 56 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Samak is also the 46,922^nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 14,754 people.

Samak is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 9,000 people, or 1 in 10,215. Besides Egypt this surname exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Mali, where 7 percent reside.

Samak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Samak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samak last name rose 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Sunni (46%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Samak surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% 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.