Samaoui Surname

288,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Samaoui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samaoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,2611:27,3404,350
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
France171:3,907,219231,005
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Samaoui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samaoui is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samaoui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samaoui is the 288,408th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,479,358 people. The last name Samaoui occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Samaoui reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,261 people, or 1 in 27,340. Outside of Morocco it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 2 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Samaoui Last Name Statistics demography

Samaoui earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.86% less than the national average, earning $14,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahmaoui93639/
Samhaoui93138/
Jamaoui86562/
Zamaoui86273/
Samaohi861/
Jamaaoui80351/
Chamaoui80211/
Semhaoui80137/
Djamaoui806/
Sehmaoui805/
Semaaoui805/
Shamaoua801/
Samaowei801/
Samaoe7718/
Chahmaoui7566/
Shamahohi751/
Djamaaoui751/
Samaeei7121/
Samoejai6719/
Zemmaoui673/
Samatowe672/
Sameiyai671/
Coumaoui671/
Soumaoua671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samaoui
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