Samama Surname
Approximately 5,293 people bear this surname
Samama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,656 | 1:27,691 | 3,857 |
| France | 1,057 | 1:62,841 | 8,597 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Tanzania | 105 | 1:504,206 | 33,569 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Samama (1,084) may also be a first name.
Samama Demographics
Average Samama Salary in
United States
$53,396 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samama (Arabic: سمامة, Hindi: समामा, Marathi: समामा, Oriya: ସମାମା, Russian: Самама) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,539th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,376,827 people. The last name Samama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Samama live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Samama is also the 242,513th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,084 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,656 people, or 1 in 27,691. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 54 percent live, Soccsksargen, where 40 percent live and National Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.
Samama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Samama has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Samama surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samama Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Samama earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.75% more than the national average, earning $53,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning $34,252 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samama in the Hindi language | ||
| समामा | samama | 87.1 |
| साममा | samama | 8.06 |
| सामामा | samama | 3.23 |
| सममा | samama | 1.61 |
| Samama in the Marathi language | ||
| समामा | samama | 42.86 |
| सायमा | sayama | 28.57 |
| सममा | samama | 28.57 |
| Samama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମାମା | samama | 37.5 |
| ସମମା | samama | 29.17 |
| ସାମାମା | samama | 20.83 |
| ଶମସା | samasa | 4.17 |
| ସାମମା | samama | 4.17 |
| ଶାମାମା | samama | 4.17 |
| Samama in the Russian language | ||
| Самама | samama | - |
| Samama in the Arabic language | ||
| سمامة | smamt | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Samama
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