Samarita Surname

139,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Samarita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samarita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines3,1611:32,0274,692
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States151:24,163,929685,360
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Samaritá (1) are calculated separately.

Samarita (508) may also be a first name.

Samarita Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samarita Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Samarita (Bengali: সমরিতা, Hindi: समरीता, Marathi: समरीता, Oriya: ସମିତା) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Samaritá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samarita? popularity and diffusion

Samarita is the 139,108th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,266,733 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Samarita live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Samarita is also the 375,473rd most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 508 people.

The last name Samarita is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,161 people, or 1 in 32,027. In The Philippines it is most frequent in: Calabarzon, where 45 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 27 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Samarita Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Samarita has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Samarita last name increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samarita Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samarita surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samarita earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 54.37% more than the national average, earning $66,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.65% more than the national average, earning $70,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samarita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samarita in the Hindi language
समरीताsamarita72.73
समरिताsamarita22.73
सामरिताsamarita2.27
सामरीताsamarita2.27
Samarita in the Marathi language
समरीताsamarita72.41
समिरताsamirata24.14
समरीताानेsamaritaane3.45
Samarita in the Bengali language
সমরিতাsamarita50
সমরীতাsamarita40
সামরিতাsamarita10
Samarita in the Oriya language
ସମିତାsamita50
ସମରିତାsamarita50

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Footnotes

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