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

Samara (Arabic: سامرا, Bengali: সমরা, Georgian: სამარა, Hindi: समरा, Marathi: सामरा, Oriya: ସମରା, Russian: Самара) is held by more people in Jordan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Šamara, Sâmara, Samará, Samarà, Sámara or Samára. For other potential spellings of Samara click here.

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

This surname is the 10,749^th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 139,275 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Samara live; 46 percent live in West Asia and 31 percent live in Levant. It is also the 6,866^th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 152,865 people.

The last name is most widely held in Jordan, where it is carried by 9,193 people, or 1 in 962. In Jordan it 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. Aside from Jordan this last name exists 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 over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samara surname 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 adherence of those carrying the last name 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 holding the Samara surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.41% registered with the 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.