Samasam Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Samasam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samasam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Samasam (193) may also be a first name.

Samasam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samasam (Hindi: समसाम, Marathi: समसाम, Oriya: ଶାମସମ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samasam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samasam is the 1,511,557th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Samasam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Samasam are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Samasam is also the 653,740th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 193 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 6,392,212. In India Samasam is most common in: Gujarat, where 98 percent live, Bihar, where 1 percent live and Odisha, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and Nepal, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samasam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samasam in the Hindi language
समसामsamasama50
समसमsamasama38.89
समासमsamasama11.11
Samasam in the Marathi language
समसामsamasama28.57
समसमsamasama28.57
सामसामsamasama28.57
सामसमsamasama14.29
Samasam in the Oriya language
ଶାମସମsamasama25
ସାମସମsamasama25
ସମସାମsamasama25
ସମସମsamasama25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samasam
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