Samar Surname

5,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Samar Surname User-submission:

This name means: talking at moon light.

Samar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India62,2361:12,3251,005
Afghanistan7,6021:4,230421
Pakistan6,5081:27,4501,408
Philippines6,0721:16,6731,917
Egypt4,9731:18,4872,145
Algeria2,2721:17,0033,100
Morocco1,7721:19,4563,003
Russia1,3811:104,36112,773
Ukraine9801:46,4526,746
Turkey8651:89,9678,051
Indonesia8091:163,47215,907
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Iran5351:143,51912,784
Peru4231:75,1405,411
United States3711:976,97872,504
France3601:184,50828,709
United Arab Emirates2561:35,7903,775
Iraq2521:138,9753,720
Haiti1791:59,6873,425
Papua New Guinea1241:65,7568,577
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada461:800,99162,809
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Mexico341:3,650,77125,133
Slovenia301:82,92210,664
Syria291:665,5525,809
Yemen281:943,76011,445
Kazakhstan261:680,09645,825
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Israel251:342,30528,607
Kyrgyzstan201:298,63326,437
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Oman61:614,6626,082
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Samar (735,307) may also be a first name.

Samar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name means: talking at moon light.

- imortal_bakr

Samar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samar (Arabic: السمر, Bengali: সমর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺎﺭ, Hindi: समर, Marathi: समर, Oriya: ସମର, Russian: Самар, Tibetan: ས་མར་) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samar is the 5,687th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 73,293 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Samar reside; 77 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,295th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 735,307 people.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 62,236 people, or 1 in 12,325. In India Samar is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 97 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Excluding India this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Samar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samar surname rose 7,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Maronite (43%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Samar surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the party.

The amount Samar earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,328 per year; in United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% more than the national average, earning $50,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamar91271,188/
Samart914,267/
Sammar913,164/
Samare911,264/
Satmar91650/
Samgar91497/
Samair91469/
Samarr91372/
Saimar91251/
Samarh91235/
Samhar91160/
Samaur91129/
Samear91126/
Samard91124/
Samaar91122/
Saamar9151/
Samarp9150/
Saymar9147/
Saemar9137/
Samatr9125/
Sahmar9118/
Zsamar9110/
Siamar917/
Seamar916/
Saumar913/
Samarz913/
Scamar912/
Ssamar911/
Sasmar911/
Samahr911/
Sammarh832,209/
Samaair83418/
Shamgar83253/
Shahmar83242/
Sahamar83197/
Saumard83155/
Sjamaar83101/
Shamard8396/
Samahar8395/
Shamarh8357/
Saumare8344/
Sahumar8342/
Åshamar8333/
Shammar8322/
Shamarr8320/
Samarph8319/
Samhare8318/
Sammard8318/
Shamare8316/
Shamair8314/
Samarre8312/
Saymard8311/
Samaire8311/
Satmare839/
Schamar839/
Shamaar839/
Sammare838/
Shaamar838/
Saimart836/
Samardh835/
Shamart834/
Siammar833/
Samaure833/
Shaumar832/
Shamhar832/
Saimhar831/
Saamahr831/
Saumart831/
Saummar831/
Samatrh831/
Samatrr831/
Samhair831/
Siamarz831/
Saimahr831/
Saimare831/
Saamear831/
Sayhmar831/
Seamear831/
Samhaar831/
Shaymar831/
Saimard831/
Sammair831/
Shajmar831/
Samhart830/
Seamaur830/
Seamare830/
Seamard830/
Camar80158,078/
Somar8012,535/
Jamar804,652/
Semar802,420/
Zamar802,228/
Samor801,668/
Çamar8038/
Xamar803/
Samôr803/
Samarova771,653/
Shamhart77299/
Shamayre7789/
Sahaamar7766/
Samahare7730/
Shamaire7715/
Åshammar7711/
Samarová773/
Shaymard773/
Shaaamar772/
Samarrth771/
Sammahar771/
Shshamar771/
Shaumair771/
Shamardh771/
Shahmmar771/
Saimmard771/
Schaumar771/
Saathmar771/
Samarrrt771/
Sammaair771/
Shathmar771/
Shaimard771/
Seameaur770/
Schamare770/
Chamar7327,126/
Somaar7316,952/
Semmar7311,730/
Samour7311,673/
Soomar736,440/
Zammar732,102/
Jamare731,927/
Sameur731,884/
Sameir731,808/
Somare731,711/
Jamart731,325/
Soumar731,212/
Samore73989/
Jamard73793/
Shomar73645/
Sommar73575/
Jammar73444/
Zamare73279/
Jamhar73278/
Samoor73270/
Saimor73244/
Seemar73201/
Jhamar73191/
Shemar73177/
Şahmar73159/
Djamar73132/
Sehmar73127/
Josmar73102/
Sătmar73101/
Semaar7394/
Zaimar7382/
Somair7379/
Xammar7372/
Somart7368/
Seimar7368/
Samorì7365/
Jamaar7360/
Zamhar7348/
Jasmar7348/
Sasmor7343/
Sammor7341/
Zamard7336/
Soemar7332/
Somhar7332/
Cammar7330/
Samhor7329/
Jamair7328/
Saemor7326/
Camaur7321/
Semhar7321/
Shamor7321/
Camhar7320/
Caymar7320/
Sjömar7320/
Camaar7317/
Åsemar7315/
Zamgar7314/
Satmár7314/
Zamair7313/
Saymor7312/
Seymar7312/
Camarr7311/
Jamear7311/
Jaimar7310/
Jaumar7310/
Camayr7310/
Samord739/
Zaumar738/
Soimar738/
Jaymar735/
Jamarr734/
Seumar734/
Jamaur734/
Samosr734/
Zahmar734/
Samorh734/
Seamor733/
Somard733/
Semaur733/
Suimar733/
Zeamar733/
Sohmar733/
Siomar733/
Siemar732/
Giamar732/
Zsomar732/
Jaamar732/
Zamear732/
Zamart732/
Samort731/
Zamarr731/
Somatr731/
Somgar731/
Szamor731/
Somarr731/
Semear731/
Sotmar731/
Jjamar731/
Zamarė731/
Somaur731/
Samorr731/
Samoir731/
Tjamar731/
Sosmar731/
Semayr731/
Zaemar731/
Ziamar731/
Jatmar731/
Jsomar731/
Ceamar730/
Shamarova71562/
Schamhart7173/
Shahumair717/
Sahmarova716/
Seaumaire713/
Shahaumar712/
Sahamahar711/
Shamheart711/
Shammhart711/
Shamahair711/
Saummaire711/
Soumare6764,721/
Sammour673,698/
Shaumarova672,296/
Chamard672,018/
Djamare67978/
Sommart67642/
Chamare67640/
Sheemar67399/
Samoure67360/
Soumair67243/
Jaumard67218/
Shamoor67206/
Seamore67202/
Chamart67183/
Chammar67182/
Chasmar67166/
Jamaare67164/
Jammare67151/
Soummar67124/
Jhammar6778/
Seimair6775/
Sommare6770/
Zammare6769/
Jammart6766/
Soomaar6764/
Jaumart6761/
Soumard6759/
Shamour6755/
Soomair6748/
Seamour6740/
Djamhar6738/
Sommard6729/
Sheimar6727/
Seimayr6726/
Schomar6724/
Seemayr6724/
Samohrd6719/
Jamhare6719/
Giammar6719/
Dzhamar6719/
Chaumar6718/
Siemayr6718/
Jeamart6717/
Schamhardt6715/
Saymour6714/
Sottmar6714/
Shoumar6713/
Jamhair6712/
Shahmor6712/
Samoore6711/
Shamore6711/
Saymore6711/
Shoymar6710/
Seymard6710/
Saumore6710/
Shaymarova679/
Samgour679/
Sasmore679/
Seehmar679/
Seymgar679/
Shehmar679/
Zhamare678/
Soomare677/
Soimart677/
Jammarh676/
Chamaar675/
Shahaumair675/
Samoire675/
Shomare675/
Soomart675/
Saimour675/
Camauër675/
Somaire675/
Siamour675/
Sommatr675/
Shoimar675/
Shomard674/
Chhamar674/
Seymaur674/
Chaamar674/
Soommar674/
Shomair674/
Shahmarova673/
Chaymar673/
Soymart673/
Shameir672/
Saimoor672/
Samhour672/
Sammoor672/
Zaamear672/
Chamhar671/
Jammarr671/
Zaymare671/
Zamaare671/
Siemarr671/
Shemmar671/
Tjaumar671/
Sammuor671/
Sameire671/
Jeamare671/
Jaymarr671/
Soimarh671/
Seymair671/
Shomart671/
Samourd671/
Seismar671/
Chamaur671/
Sahmour671/
Chamahr671/
Sammeur671/
Saysmor671/
Semahar671/
Saemour671/
Somaard671/
Somaarz671/
Soomarr671/
Shomaar671/
Shomarr671/
Sgoimar671/
Zamaurd671/
Chaimar671/
Chamarr671/
Chamatr671/
Jamaire671/
Jeaumar671/
Saymoor670/
Schemar670/
Jeamard670/
Shommar670/
Satmore670/
Seamoor670/
Jameard670/

Samar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻤﺎﺭsmar-
Samar in the Tibetan language
ས་མར་samar-
Samar in the Bengali language
সমরsamara99.54
সামরsamara0.06
Samar in the Hindi language
समरsamara98.68
सामरsamara0.7
समारsamara0.16
समार्samar0.03
समेरsamera0.01
समर्ाsamara0.01
शमा्राsamara0.01
सामारsamara0.01
समनsamana0.01
समाsama0.01
अमरamara0.01
समsama0.01
संअरsamara0.01
Samar in the Marathi language
समरsamara83.18
सामरsamara6.23
समरिंसगsamarinsaga2.68
समारsamara2.68
सामारsamara0.47
समीरsamira0.2
अमरamara0.13
असमाasama0.13
समऱsamara0.07
रामकृramakr0.07
समदsamada0.07
समरीsamari0.07
शालरीsalari0.07
अमलamala0.07
साारsaara0.07
सागरsagara0.07
सालारsalara0.07
रामरramara0.07
सगरsagara0.07
शमsama0.07
Samar in the Oriya language
ସମରsamara79.94
ସମାରsamara13.49
ସମରରsamarara2.26
ସାମରsamara1.09
ସାମାରsamara0.8
ସମରାsamara0.22
ସମୀରsamira0.22
ରମାକାramaka0.07
ସମାର୍samar0.07
ସାମଲsamala0.07
ସାମsama0.07
ଶମରsamara0.07
ସମରୁsamaru0.07
Samar in the Russian language
Самарsamar-
Samar in the Arabic language
السمرalsmr-
سيمرsymr-
صميرsmyr-
سمارsmar-
سمرsmr-

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