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

The last name Samara (Arabic: سامرا, Bengali: সমরা, Georgian: სამარა, Hindi: समरा, Marathi: सामरा, Oriya: ସମରା, Russian: Самара) occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Šamara, Sâmara, Samará, Samarà, Sámara or Samára. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 10,749^th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 139,275 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Samara reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 6,866^th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne 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 it is most numerous in: Amman Governorate, where 42 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 28 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 25 percent reside. Other than Jordan this last name exists in 115 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent reside and Palestine, where 12 percent reside.

Samara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Samara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 last name are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.41% being 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.