Samantha Surname
Approximately 8,424 people bear this surname
Samantha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 5,189 | 1:4,010 | 582 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| Indonesia | 534 | 1:247,658 | 22,654 |
| United States | 426 | 1:850,843 | 64,837 |
| India | 250 | 1:3,068,262 | 91,248 |
| Kenya | 178 | 1:259,438 | 17,397 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cambodia | 117 | 1:132,369 | 2,621 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Malaysia | 29 | 1:1,017,042 | 45,504 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Samantha (669,474) may also be a first name.
Samantha Demographics
Samantha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
Samantha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་མཱན་ཐ་ | samenta | - |
| Samantha in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମାା | samaa | 50 |
| ସାମା | sama | 50 |
| Samantha in the Hindi language | ||
| समन्था | samantha | 40 |
| सामान्था | samantha | 20 |
| सामंथा | samantha | 20 |
| समानथा | samanatha | 20 |
| Samantha in the Marathi language | ||
| समंथा | samantha | 36.47 |
| सामंथा | samantha | 22.35 |
| समन्था | samantha | 4.71 |
| समानता | samanata | 3.53 |
| सामंता | samanta | 2.35 |
| समान्था | samantha | 2.35 |
| समंथ | samantha | 1.18 |
| समांता | samanta | 1.18 |
| सामंतना | samantana | 1.18 |
| समनथ | samanatha | 1.18 |
| समानया | samanaya | 1.18 |
| सामन्था | samantha | 1.18 |
| समंता | samanta | 1.18 |
| समन्या | saman'ya | 1.18 |
| समॉन्ता | samonta | 1.18 |
| िसमंथा | isamantha | 1.18 |
| समंया | samanya | 1.18 |
| सामनता | samanata | 1.18 |
| संमना | sammana | 1.18 |
| समैन् | samain | 1.18 |
| सायमन | sayamana | 1.18 |
| समांधा | samandha | 1.18 |
| संमथा | sammatha | 1.18 |
| समॅान् | samean | 1.18 |
| सामानता | samanata | 1.18 |
| समांथा | samantha | 1.18 |
| समनाथा | samanatha | 1.18 |
| सामांथा | samantha | 1.18 |
| Samantha in the Arabic language | ||
| سامانثا | samantha | - |
| سامنثا | samntha | - |
| سمانتا | smanta | - |
| سامانتا | samanta | - |
| سامنتا | samnta | - |
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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
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