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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 more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Samarás. For other potential spellings of Samaras click here.

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

It is the 51,374^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 730,435 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Samaras reside; 82 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Samaras is also the 852,104^th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 120 people.

Samaras is most commonly held in Greece, where it is carried by 8,094 people, or 1 in 1,369. In Greece it is primarily found in: Central Macedonia, where 39 percent live, Attica, where 17 percent live and Thessaly, where 14 percent live. Aside from Greece Samaras exists in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Samaras Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Samaras surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing 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 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.