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
Samama (Arabic: سمامة, Hindi: समामा, Marathi: समामा, Oriya: ସମାମା, Russian: Самама) is found most in The Philippines. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 90,539th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,376,827 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 71 percent of Samama reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Samama is also the 242,513th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,084 people.
The surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 3,656 people, or 1 in 27,691. In The Philippines Samama is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 54 percent are found, Soccsksargen, where 40 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The Philippines Samama is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Samama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Samama has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Samama last name 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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