Samawy Surname

197,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Jordan

Samawy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samawy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1,4721:23,7921,284
Jordan6121:14,4482,401
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388

Samawy (48) may also be a first name.

Samawy Last Name Facts

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

Samawy occurs most in Iraq. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samawy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samawy is the 197,788th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,444,020 people. Samawy is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samawy are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 99 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 1,472 people, or 1 in 23,792. Aside from Iraq Samawy occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.

Samawy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Samawy last name is primarily Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samaway922/
Samawaya864/
Samaways862/
Samawa832,860/
Samawi832,331/
Samawe8310/
Sahmawi77374/
Shamawi77312/
Samayui7730/
Sameway7729/
Sammawi7724/
Samhawi7713/
Samawee779/
Samawie777/
Siamawa776/
Samaywa776/
Samawai774/
Sehmawy771/
Semhawy771/
Camaway771/
Samaiwe771/
Shamawa771/
Zamaway771/
Samaawi771/
Samahwe771/
Sajmawa771/
Jamahawy71117/
Siamajwe7143/
Saimawii7124/
Siamauwa711/
Samajuey711/
Samaybai711/
Samabi67879/
Zamawa67288/
Zamawe67263/
Semawi6796/
Samabe6794/
Jamawi6787/
Samavi6772/
Zamawi6763/
Semawe6731/
Somawa6723/
Samava6713/
Jamawe6710/
Somawe677/
Samave674/
Samahahwe671/
Shamayhwa671/
Camawe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Samawy
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