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

The surname Samana (Arabic: سامانا, Bengali: সমনা, Georgian: სამანა, Hindi: समाना, Marathi: सामना, Oriya: ସାମନା, Russian: Самана) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as a variant: Samaná or Samaña. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The surname Samana is the 67,478^th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 988,276 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Samana reside; 27 percent reside in South Asia and 23 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Samana is also the 59,526^th most prevalent forename worldwide It is held by 10,447 people.

Samana is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1,715 people, or 1 in 447,268. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 85 percent reside, Telangana, where 3 percent reside and Odisha, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 53 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 11 percent reside.

Samana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Samana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Samana last name increased 11,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Samana surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Samana surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,243 per year; in South Africa they earn 71.13% less than the national average, earning R 68,604 per year and in United States they earn 12.95% less than the national average, earning $37,561 USD per year.