Samandar Surname

24,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Samandar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samandar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan10,4381:3,080330
Pakistan9,8401:18,1551,088
Iran1,4201:54,0725,944
India2181:3,518,64999,858
Yemen1621:163,1197,812
Palestine771:59,0765,556
United States541:6,712,202314,667
United Arab Emirates481:190,88113,202
Israel421:203,75319,703
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Şamandar (67) are calculated separately.

Samandar (37,751) may also be a first name.

Samandar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samandar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Samandar (Arabic: سمندر, Georgian: სამანდარ, Hindi: समन्दर, Marathi: समंदर, Oriya: ସମର, Russian: Самандар) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Şamandar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samandar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,119th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 324,858 people. The surname Samandar is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Samandar are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,314th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 37,751 people.

The surname Samandar is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 10,438 people, or 1 in 3,080. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Faryab, where 14 percent reside, Kabul, where 14 percent reside and Herat, where 7 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan Samandar exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 44 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.

Samandar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Samandar are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the party.

Samandar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.22% more than the national average, earning $43,244 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samandar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samandar in the Georgian language
სამანდარsamandar-
Samandar in the Marathi language
समंदरsamandara91.3
मसमंदरmasamandara2.42
समन्दरsamandara2.42
शामरावsamarava0.97
िशकंदरisakandara0.48
समंदsamanda0.48
समांडरsamandara0.48
कलंदरkalandara0.48
िसकंदरisakandara0.48
Samandar in the Hindi language
समन्दरsamandara49.24
समन्द्रsamandra26.18
समंदरsamandara24.43
समददीsamadadi0.04
सामन्दारsamandara0.04
समुन्द्रsamundra0.04
Samandar in the Oriya language
ସମରsamara42.86
ସାମରsamara42.86
ସମାରsamara14.29
Samandar in the Russian language
Самандарsamandar-
Samandar in the Arabic language
سمندرsmndr-

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Footnotes

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