View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The surname Samaras (Arabic: ساماراس, Hindi: समरस, Marathi: समरस, Russian: Самарас) is found most frequently in Greece. It may appear in the variant forms: Samarás. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 51,374^th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 730,435 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Samaras are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Samaras is also the 852,104^th most frequently used forename globally, held by 120 people.

This last name is most common in Greece, where it is held by 8,094 people, or 1 in 1,369. In Greece Samaras is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 39 percent live, Attica, where 17 percent live and Thessaly, where 14 percent live. Besides Greece Samaras exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Samaras Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Samaras are 10.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samaras earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.81% less than the national average, earning 274,073 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning R 266,292 per year; in United States they earn 19.63% more than the national average, earning $51,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning $50,205 CAD per year.