Samatar Surname

20,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Samatar Surname User-submission:

The surname Samatar is derived from two Somali words: sama (good) and tar (helping people). It means 'one who helps people with his good actions'.

Samatar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia13,3321:1,009108
Somaliland10,7671:32544
Djibouti1,1981:76491
United States2451:1,479,424101,022
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kenya1651:279,87818,255
England1011:551,66433,983
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Canada471:783,94961,790
Norway391:131,85317,004
India281:27,395,192354,286
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Eritrea91:527,989318
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Samatar (12,970) may also be a first name.

Samatar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Samatar is derived from two Somali words: sama (good) and tar (helping people). It means 'one who helps people with his good actions'.

- waberi

Samatar Last Name Facts

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

Samatar (Hindi: सामतार) is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Samatar.

How Common Is The Last Name Samatar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samatar is the 20,760th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 277,104 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Samatar are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Samatar is also the 51,375th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 12,970 people.

The surname Samatar is most commonly used in Somalia, where it is carried by 13,332 people, or 1 in 1,009. Not including Somalia it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Somaliland, where 41 percent reside and Djibouti, where 5 percent reside.

Samatar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Samatar surname is primarily Muslim (75%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Samatar last name are 24.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samatar earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 33.09% less than the national average, earning 231,579 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.94% less than the national average, earning $30,231 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.84% less than the national average, earning $33,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samathar93374/
Samatare9325/
Shamatar936/
Sammatar935/
Samattar932/
Samatarr931/
Sammatare881/
Jamatar8683/
Samotar8637/
Samator867/
Camatar864/
Sametar864/
Zamatar861/
Suimatar8073/
Camathar804/
Samhotar803/
Chamatar801/
Sammatoor753/
Chamatare751/
Jamotar71231/
Zametar7113/
Camator711/
Zammatore633/
Somotor574/
Jomotar571/
Jomatore531/

Samatar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samatar in the Hindi language
सामतारsamatara33.33
समतारsamatara33.33
समतरsamatara33.33

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