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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 more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: 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 last name is the 10,749^th most commonly used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 139,275 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Samara reside; 46 percent reside in West Asia and 31 percent reside in Levant. Samara is also the 6,866^th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 152,865 people.

The last name is most commonly used 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 live, Irbid Governorate, where 28 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 25 percent live. Barring Jordan Samara is found in 115 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Palestine, where 12 percent live.

Samara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Samara has changed through the years. 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 devotion of those bearing 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 Samara are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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.