Samantha Surname

59,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Samantha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samantha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka5,1891:4,010582
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Indonesia5341:247,65822,654
United States4261:850,84364,837
India2501:3,068,26291,248
Kenya1781:259,43817,397
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Cambodia1171:132,3692,621
England871:640,43737,483
United Arab Emirates791:115,9789,837
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Malaysia291:1,017,04245,504
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France181:3,690,151224,666
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Oman101:368,7975,193
China91:151,924,6187,954
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Fiji41:223,5982,635
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Macau11:601,6301,582
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Samantha (669,474) may also be a first name.

Samantha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samantha (Arabic: سامانثا, Hindi: समन्था, Marathi: समंथा, Oriya: ସାମାା, Tibetan: ས་མཱན་ཐ་) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Samantha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samantha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samantha is the 59,860th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 865,093 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Samantha are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Samantha is also the 1,459th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 669,474 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 5,189 people, or 1 in 4,010. Other than Sri Lanka this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.

Samantha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samantha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Samantha surname grew 14,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samantha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Samantha surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Samantha last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samantha earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.81% less than the national average, earning $28,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $48,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samanthai94426/
Shamantha94238/
Sammantha9441/
Samantoha948/
Samanthap941/
Samanthha941/
Samanthea940/
Samanta93396,230/
Sheamantha891/
Shammantha891/
Samantahas891/
Samanthi882,000/
Shamanta881,169/
Samantaa88799/
Siamanta88693/
Samontha88313/
Samantas88231/
Sasmanta8890/
Samantah8827/
Samannta8819/
Samantho8816/
Semantha8816/
Sammanta8813/
Samantay8813/
Ssamanta8811/
Samaynta8810/
Saamanta889/
Samainta887/
Samanhta887/
Samaanta886/
Samantai885/
Samantta884/
Samamnta883/
Samanthe882/
Somantha882/
Samamtha881/
Jamantha881/
Zamantha881/
Xsamanta881/
Saimanta881/
Samantat881/
Soemantha8229/
Chamantha8220/
Samantosh8219/
Samantaaa8213/
Shamanthi8210/
Samanthit825/
Saamanthi823/
Seemantha823/
Shemantha823/
Seymantha822/
Sammanthi821/
Shaamanta821/
Shamamtha821/
Samonthai821/
Sammantah821/
Shammanta821/
Sasmontha821/
Samanther821/
Samanthip821/
Samante804,090/
Samanto801,079/
Samanti80328/
Samonta80272/
Camanta8051/
Samamta8027/
Somanta8017/
Semanta8016/
Zamanta806/
Samanty802/
Jamanta801/
Samahanthi781/
Chaamantha781/
Sheemantha781/
Shaamanthi781/
Hssamanthi781/
Shemanta75363/
Satmanto75201/
Soemanta75186/
Shamante7543/
Shamanti7529/
Seemanta7523/
Saimanto7522/
Shamonta7515/
Chamanta7515/
Samanter7514/
Sasmanto7513/
Saumanti7513/
Shamanto7512/
Somontha7511/
Samantou7510/
Zammanta759/
Samantis756/
Somanthi755/
Samantoo755/
Zamantas755/
Samonthy754/
Jamantas754/
Someanta754/
Samganti753/
Siamanti753/
Jamantai752/
Sasmanti752/
Samantos752/
Sahmanti751/
Saamanti751/
Somanthe751/
Soumanta751/
Samontea751/
Cammanta751/
Camannta751/
Siamanto751/
Seimanta751/
Samantie751/
Samounta751/
Chamanthi711,116/
Zhamantay7151/
Schamante7127/
Chaimanta7121/
Jasmantas7113/
Samahanti716/
Zhamantai715/
Sheemanta714/
Samanntto712/
Sohmontha712/
Chamantaa711/
Shamganti711/
Shemantho711/
Sameintat711/
Soumontha711/
Samonte6726,976/
Semanto67461/
Samonty67375/
Somanti67239/
Jamanto6774/
Somanto6766/
Chaimantas6754/
Samonto6748/
Somahanthi6747/
Soumountha6746/
Samonti6724/
Camanto6717/
Zamanto679/
Cheamontha674/
Somonta673/
Somante673/
Semonta672/
Chammanthi672/
Zamante672/
Chaamanthi671/
Dzhamantay671/
Somanty671/
Zamonta671/
Saimounthy671/
Soumoontha671/
Chaimontha671/

Samantha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samantha in the Tibetan language
ས་མཱན་ཐ་samenta-
Samantha in the Oriya language
ସାମାାsamaa50
ସାମାsama50
Samantha in the Hindi language
समन्थाsamantha40
सामान्थाsamantha20
सामंथाsamantha20
समानथाsamanatha20
Samantha in the Marathi language
समंथाsamantha36.47
सामंथाsamantha22.35
समन्थाsamantha4.71
समानताsamanata3.53
सामंताsamanta2.35
समान्थाsamantha2.35
समंथsamantha1.18
समांताsamanta1.18
सामंतनाsamantana1.18
समनथsamanatha1.18
समानयाsamanaya1.18
सामन्थाsamantha1.18
समंताsamanta1.18
समन्याsaman'ya1.18
समॉन्ताsamonta1.18
िसमंथाisamantha1.18
समंयाsamanya1.18
सामनताsamanata1.18
संमनाsammana1.18
समैन्samain1.18
सायमनsayamana1.18
समांधाsamandha1.18
संमथाsammatha1.18
समॅान्samean1.18
सामानताsamanata1.18
समांथाsamantha1.18
समनाथाsamanatha1.18
सामांथाsamantha1.18
Samantha in the Arabic language
سامانثاsamantha-
سامنثاsamntha-
سمانتاsmanta-
سامانتاsamanta-
سامنتاsamnta-

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