Samayi Surname
Approximately 1,552 people bear this surname
Samayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,280 | 1:59,986 | 6,463 |
| India | 208 | 1:3,687,814 | 102,900 |
| Turkey | 23 | 1:3,383,540 | 91,291 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Samayi (216) may also be a first name.
Samayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samayi (Hindi: समयी, Marathi: समयी, Oriya: ସାମାୟୀ) occurs most in Iran. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samayi? popularity and diffusion
Samayi is the 254,471st most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,695,584 people. The last name Samayi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Samayi live; 96 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 614,549th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 216 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 1,280 people, or 1 in 59,986. In Iran Samayi is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 18 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 12 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 13 percent are found and Turkey, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samayi in the Hindi language | ||
| समयी | samayi | - |
| Samayi in the Marathi language | ||
| समयी | samayi | 71.43 |
| सामायी | samayi | 28.57 |
| Samayi in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମାୟୀ | samayi | 33.33 |
| ସମାୟୀ | samayi | 33.33 |
| ସମାୟି | samayi | 16.67 |
| ସମାଇ | sama'i | 8.33 |
| ସମୟୀ | samayi | 8.33 |
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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 Samayi
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