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
Samam (Arabic: صميم, Hindi: समाम, Marathi: समाम, Oriya: ସମମ୍) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samam? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 122,733rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 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 prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,077 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 3,313 people, or 1 in 231,532. In India Samam is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 97 percent reside, Himachal Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Bihar, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent reside and Egypt, where 3 percent reside.
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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