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

The surname Samara (Arabic: سامرا, Bengali: সমরা, Georgian: სამარა, Hindi: समरा, Marathi: सामरा, Oriya: ସମରା, Russian: Самара) is found in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Šamara, Sâmara, Samará, Samarà, Sámara or Samára. Click here for further potential spellings of Samara.

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

The surname is the 10,749^th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 139,275 people. Samara occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Samara are found; 46 percent are found in West Asia and 31 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 6,866^th most frequently held first name globally, held by 152,865 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Jordan, where it is carried by 9,193 people, or 1 in 962. In Jordan Samara is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 42 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 28 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Jordan Samara occurs in 115 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and Palestine, where 12 percent are found.

Samara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Samara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samara surname grew 7,773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 14,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Samara surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 62.03% more than the national average, earning 560,767 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.66% more than the national average, earning R 308,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.1% more than the national average, earning $25,449,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning $52,761 CAD per year.