Same Surname
Approximately 15,460 people bear this surname
Same Surname Definition:
From Seaham; a location name in Durham.
Same Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,715 | 1:33,862 | 3,580 |
| Cameroon | 1,737 | 1:11,957 | 1,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,272 | 1:24,258 | 3,358 |
| South Africa | 1,045 | 1:51,845 | 6,566 |
| India | 1,007 | 1:761,733 | 34,613 |
| Burkina Faso | 781 | 1:23,498 | 1,516 |
| United States | 711 | 1:509,788 | 42,749 |
| France | 530 | 1:125,326 | 19,051 |
| Senegal | 429 | 1:33,984 | 678 |
| Indonesia | 426 | 1:310,444 | 27,422 |
| Benin | 370 | 1:27,934 | 3,693 |
| Ivory Coast | 318 | 1:72,551 | 4,039 |
| Nigeria | 310 | 1:571,428 | 27,680 |
| Pakistan | 278 | 1:642,604 | 9,994 |
| Cuba | 258 | 1:44,662 | 1,911 |
| Iran | 256 | 1:299,932 | 21,236 |
| Papua New Guinea | 255 | 1:31,975 | 3,701 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Algeria | 236 | 1:163,693 | 20,814 |
| Philippines | 233 | 1:434,499 | 54,012 |
| Zimbabwe | 211 | 1:73,167 | 10,843 |
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Botswana | 199 | 1:10,990 | 2,068 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Thailand | 158 | 1:447,078 | 78,527 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| Mauritania | 97 | 1:42,215 | 3,219 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Tanzania | 57 | 1:928,800 | 44,452 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Jordan | 10 | 1:884,244 | 15,916 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
The alternate forms: Samé (43) & Samè (3) are calculated separately.
Same (15,626) may also be a first name.
Same Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Seaham; a location name in Durham.
Same Demographics
Average Same Salary in
United States
$40,209 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Same Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Same Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Same (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻡ, Hindi: समे, Marathi: समे, Oriya: ସେମ) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Samé or Samè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Same? popularity and diffusion
Same is the 34,289th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 471,381 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Same live; 21 percent live in North Africa and 18 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Same is also the 45,098th most common forename world-wide, borne by 15,626 people.
Same is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,715 people, or 1 in 33,862. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 114 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.
Same Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Same has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Same surname increased 1,422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Same Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Same surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Christian (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Same last name are 3.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.43% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Same earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.83% less than the national average, earning R 119,232 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $40,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning $32,972 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Same Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Same in the Hindi language | ||
| समे | same | 87.28 |
| सामे | same | 9.41 |
| समी | sami | 1.02 |
| शमी | sami | 0.51 |
| सामी | sami | 0.51 |
| शमे | same | 0.25 |
| श्याम | syama | 0.25 |
| शामे | same | 0.25 |
| Same in the Marathi language | ||
| समे | same | 84.62 |
| सामे | same | 11.54 |
| समॅ | same | 3.85 |
| Same in the Oriya language | ||
| ସେମ | sema | 59.54 |
| ସାେମ | saema | 35.88 |
| ଶାେମ | saema | 3.82 |
| ସାମି | sami | 0.76 |
| Same in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻡ | sam | 58.33 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﻪ | samh | 25 |
| ﺻﺎﻡ | sam | 12.5 |
| ﺻﺎﻣﻪ | samh | 4.17 |
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