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

The surname Samar (Arabic: السمر, Bengali: সমর, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﺎﺭ, Hindi: समर, Marathi: समर, Oriya: ସମର, Russian: Самар, Tibetan: ས་མར་) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,687^th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 73,293 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Samar live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Samar is also the 1,295^th most widely held forename on earth, held by 735,307 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 62,236 people, or 1 in 12,325. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 97 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Beside India Samar is found 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 occurrence of Samar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samar last name increased 7,420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Maronite (43%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Samar last name are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.