View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Samaras (Arabic: ساماراس, Hindi: समरस, Marathi: समरस, Russian: Самарас) occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Samarás. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 51,374^th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 730,435 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Samaras are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 852,104^th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 120 people.

This surname is most widely held in Greece, where it is held by 8,094 people, or 1 in 1,369. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Central Macedonia, where 39 percent are found, Attica, where 17 percent are found and Thessaly, where 14 percent are found. Not including Greece this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Samaras Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Samaras last name are 10.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.83% being registered to vote for the 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.