Samarah Surname
Approximately 9,168 people bear this surname
Samarah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 3,664 | 1:2,413 | 463 |
| Lebanon | 1,672 | 1:3,371 | 638 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| Yemen | 1,183 | 1:22,338 | 2,298 |
| Syria | 400 | 1:48,253 | 2,579 |
| Palestine | 318 | 1:14,305 | 2,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 203 | 1:45,134 | 4,555 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| United States | 70 | 1:5,177,985 | 261,849 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Samarah (4,188) may also be a first name.
Samarah Demographics
Average Samarah Salary in
United States
$39,921 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samarah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samarah (Arabic: سمريه, Hindi: समराह, Marathi: समराह) is found most frequently in Jordan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 55,409th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 794,889 people. Samarah occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Samarah reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Levant. Samarah is also the 107,239th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 4,188 people.
The surname Samarah is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 3,664 people, or 1 in 2,413. In Jordan Samarah is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 50 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 20 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Besides Jordan this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 18 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent reside.
Samarah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Samarah last name is chiefly Maronite (34%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Samarah last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered with the party.
Samarah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $39,921 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samarah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samarah in the Marathi language | ||
| समराह | samaraha | - |
| Samarah in the Hindi language | ||
| समराह | samaraha | 60 |
| समरह | samaraha | 40 |
| Samarah in the Arabic language | ||
| سمريه | smryh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samarah
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