Samani Surname
Approximately 31,213 people bear this surname
Samani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 8,412 | 1:9,128 | 1,250 |
| India | 6,455 | 1:118,833 | 7,719 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| Indonesia | 1,158 | 1:114,205 | 11,609 |
| Benin | 957 | 1:10,800 | 1,485 |
| Togo | 840 | 1:8,628 | 2,051 |
| Pakistan | 662 | 1:269,855 | 5,910 |
| England | 634 | 1:87,883 | 9,549 |
| Solomon Islands | 609 | 1:952 | 34 |
| Afghanistan | 545 | 1:58,997 | 1,921 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Tanzania | 453 | 1:116,869 | 11,189 |
| United States | 436 | 1:831,328 | 63,652 |
| Nigeria | 399 | 1:443,967 | 22,751 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| South Africa | 338 | 1:160,289 | 17,999 |
| Zambia | 315 | 1:50,317 | 4,739 |
| Israel | 210 | 1:40,751 | 5,559 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| Zimbabwe | 82 | 1:188,271 | 22,304 |
| Nepal | 81 | 1:351,617 | 3,762 |
| France | 62 | 1:1,071,334 | 116,831 |
| Malaysia | 62 | 1:475,713 | 24,024 |
| Australia | 57 | 1:473,609 | 36,415 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Philippines | 37 | 1:2,736,168 | 135,784 |
| Northern Cyprus | 33 | 1:9,667 | 2,436 |
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Tonga | 9 | 1:11,924 | 307 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Palestine | 6 | 1:758,142 | 14,544 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Samaní (1) are calculated separately.
Samani (29,684) may also be a first name.
Samani Demographics
Average Samani Salary in
United States
$51,763 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samani (Arabic: سماني, Bengali: সমনী, Georgian: სამანი, Hindi: समानी, Marathi: समानी, Oriya: ସାମନୀ, Russian: Самани) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Samaní. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samani? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,712th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 233,478 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Samani are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Samani is also the 28,115th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 29,684 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 8,412 people, or 1 in 9,128. In Iran Samani is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside, Fars Province, where 12 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Iran Samani exists in 88 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and Sudan, where 15 percent reside.
Samani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Samani has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samani surname rose 3,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Samani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Samani last name are 20.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.53% being registered with the party.
The amount Samani earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.28% more than the national average, earning 485,464 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,892 per year; in South Africa they earn 67.45% less than the national average, earning R 77,352 per year; in United States they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $51,763 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $51,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samani in the Georgian language | ||
| სამანი | samani | - |
| Samani in the Hindi language | ||
| समानी | samani | 65.01 |
| समनी | samani | 14.04 |
| सामानी | samani | 12.34 |
| सामणी | samani | 4.76 |
| समाणी | samani | 1.36 |
| सामनी | samani | 1.02 |
| समनि | samani | 0.23 |
| समणी | samani | 0.23 |
| सामन्ी | samani | 0.11 |
| शमणी | samani | 0.11 |
| समानीा | samania | 0.11 |
| सेमानी | semani | 0.11 |
| समञी | samani | 0.11 |
| सामञी | samani | 0.11 |
| समली | samali | 0.11 |
| शमानी | samani | 0.11 |
| समीना | samina | 0.11 |
| Samani in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମନୀ | samani | 43.86 |
| ସାମନି | samani | 25.94 |
| ସମନି | samani | 8.02 |
| ସାମାନି | samani | 3.92 |
| ସାମାନୀ | samani | 3.41 |
| ସମନୀ | samani | 3.24 |
| ସମାନି | samani | 2.9 |
| ସମାନୀ | samani | 2.56 |
| ସାମାଣୀ | samani | 1.19 |
| ସାମାଣି | samani | 0.68 |
| ଶାମନୀ | samani | 0.68 |
| ସାମଣି | samani | 0.68 |
| ଶାମନି | samani | 0.51 |
| ସାମଣୀ | samani | 0.51 |
| ଶମନି | samani | 0.34 |
| ଶାମାନି | samani | 0.34 |
| ସମଣି | samani | 0.17 |
| ଶାମଣୀ | samani | 0.17 |
| ସମଁାଇ | samama'i | 0.17 |
| ସମାଣି | samani | 0.17 |
| Samani in the Marathi language | ||
| समानी | samani | 43.21 |
| सामानी | samani | 31.61 |
| सामाणी | samani | 15.62 |
| सामनी | samani | 1.99 |
| सामािन | samaina | 1.57 |
| समाणी | samani | 0.94 |
| समनी | samani | 0.78 |
| सोमानी | somani | 0.52 |
| सेामाणी | seamani | 0.52 |
| सामणी | samani | 0.42 |
| समािन | samaina | 0.37 |
| शामाणी | samani | 0.21 |
| सेामणी | seamani | 0.21 |
| सामािण | samaina | 0.21 |
| शामाणे | samane | 0.21 |
| कािमनी | kaimani | 0.1 |
| शाबान | sabana | 0.1 |
| समाबी | samabi | 0.1 |
| मनीषा | manisa | 0.1 |
| शमीम | samima | 0.1 |
| सपना | sapana | 0.1 |
| सोमाणी | somani | 0.1 |
| समणी | samani | 0.05 |
| समिन | samina | 0.05 |
| Samani in the Bengali language | ||
| সমনী | samani | 40 |
| সমনি | samani | 30 |
| সামনী | samani | 10 |
| সমানী | samani | 10 |
| সামানি | samani | 10 |
| Samani in the Russian language | ||
| Самани | samani | - |
| Samani in the Arabic language | ||
| سماني | smany | - |
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Footnotes
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