Samam Surname
Approximately 3,723 people bear this surname
Samam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,313 | 1:231,532 | 13,572 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Philippines | 28 | 1:3,615,651 | 151,287 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Peru | 19 | 1:1,672,849 | 23,436 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Samam (2,077) may also be a first name.
Samam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samam (Arabic: صميم, Hindi: समाम, Marathi: समाम, Oriya: ସମମ୍) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Samam.
How Common Is The Last Name Samam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,733rd most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,957,439 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Samam live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 165,358th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,077 people.
This surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 3,313 people, or 1 in 231,532. In India Samam is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 97 percent live, Himachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 4 percent live and Egypt, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samam in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମମ୍ | samam | - |
| Samam in the Marathi language | ||
| समाम | samama | 92.59 |
| सामाम | samama | 3.7 |
| समम | samama | 3.7 |
| Samam in the Hindi language | ||
| समाम | samama | 43.1 |
| शमंा | samama | 20.69 |
| समम | samama | 13.79 |
| शामंा | samama | 13.79 |
| शामाँ | samam | 3.45 |
| सामम | samama | 3.45 |
| आसमां | asamam | 1.72 |
| Samam in the Arabic language | ||
| صميم | smym | - |
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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 Samam
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