Samarzija Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Samarzija Surname User-submission:
The surname, Samaržija or Samardžija, might be associated with the word, samar, which is the Turkish word for 'saddle'. Men who made saddles for horses and donkeys were in the past sometimes reffered to as "samardžije".
Samarzija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
The alternate forms: Samaržija (997) are calculated separately.
Samarzija Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname, Samaržija or Samardžija, might be associated with the word, samar, which is the Turkish word for 'saddle'. Men who made saddles for horses and donkeys were in the past sometimes reffered to as "samardžije".
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Average Samarzija Salary in
United States
$40,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samarzija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samarzija Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samarzija occurs in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Samaržija. For other potential spellings of Samarzija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samarzija? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,185,341st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Samarzija occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Samarzija live; 32 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Samarzija is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 325,277. In Croatia Samarzija is most common in: City of Zagreb, where 54 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 31 percent live and Istria County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Croatia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.
Samarzija Last Name Statistics demography
Samarzija earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year.
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