Samawi Surname

182,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Samawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7621:100,7649,848
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Indonesia2461:537,59843,441
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Jordan721:122,8127,743
Malaysia481:614,46329,648
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway61:857,04855,549
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Samawi (1,455) may also be a first name.

Samawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samawi has its highest incidence in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 182,345th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,126,360 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Samawi live; 34 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Samawi is also the 204,463rd most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 1,455 people.

This surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 100,764. In Iran Samawi is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 14 percent live, Tehran Province, where 14 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Samawi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samawi surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samawi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.55% less than the national average, earning 316,473 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.07% more than the national average, earning $52,673 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahmawi92374/
Shamawi92312/
Sammawi9224/
Samhawi9213/
Samawie927/
Samawai924/
Samaawi921/
Saimawii8624/
Samawa832,860/
Samawy832,116/
Samabi83879/
Semawi8396/
Jamawi8387/
Samavi8372/
Zamawi8363/
Samawe8310/
Jamhawi77215/
Shamabi77144/
Samabai77132/
Samabhi7731/
Samhabi7730/
Samayui7730/
Semmawi7716/
Samawee779/
Samaywa776/
Siamawa776/
Hsamavi775/
Samavie774/
Sammabi774/
Sammavi774/
Samobai773/
Samavai773/
Shamavi772/
Samaway772/
Semawie772/
Saimabi771/
Samavit771/
Samahwe771/
Saymabi771/
Semawai771/
Semawoi771/
Somawai771/
Shamawa771/
Samaibi771/
Samaiwe771/
Sajmawa771/
Samavio771/
Zamawie771/
Jamawai771/
Samabhai71165/
Jamahawi71163/
Djasmawi71133/
Chamawit7151/
Siamajwe7143/
Shamabai718/
Shammabi716/
Shammavi716/
Sammobai714/
Samawaya714/
Sammabai713/
Samaways712/
Samobhai711/
Samaybai711/
Zaimawii711/
Siemmawi711/
Suimawii711/
Siamauwa711/
Samaabhi711/
Samaivaj711/
Samavaid711/
Samavish711/
Samoewai711/
Zamawa67288/
Zamawe67263/
Samabe6794/
Semawe6731/
Sammabhai6729/
Somawa6723/
Semavi6715/
Samava6713/
Jamawe6710/
Samovi679/
Somavi678/
Somawe677/
Zamabi676/
Samave674/
Somabi673/
Samobi673/
Samevi672/
Jamavi672/
Saummabai671/
Samatvich671/
Samavisht671/
Samahahwe671/
Seamabhai671/
Shammobai671/
Shamayhwa671/
Jomawi671/
Zamavi671/
Saimabhai671/
Camawe671/
Saumaisue671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Samawi
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