Same Surname

34,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Botswana

Same Surname Definition:

From Seaham; a location name in Durham.

Same Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,7151:33,8623,580
Cameroon1,7371:11,9571,611
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
South Africa1,0451:51,8456,566
India1,0071:761,73334,613
Burkina Faso7811:23,4981,516
United States7111:509,78842,749
France5301:125,32619,051
Senegal4291:33,984678
Indonesia4261:310,44427,422
Benin3701:27,9343,693
Ivory Coast3181:72,5514,039
Nigeria3101:571,42827,680
Pakistan2781:642,6049,994
Cuba2581:44,6621,911
Iran2561:299,93221,236
Papua New Guinea2551:31,9753,701
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Algeria2361:163,69320,814
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
Zimbabwe2111:73,16710,843
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Botswana1991:10,9902,068
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Thailand1581:447,07878,527
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Mauritania971:42,2153,219
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
England301:1,857,26974,552
Niger291:661,79416,082
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Qatar161:147,37516,023
China151:91,154,7714,767
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Congo91:554,34412,633
Djibouti91:101,659734
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Libya91:693,7751,982
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Wales61:515,75523,171
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Oman41:921,9937,313
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

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.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samé9243/
Samè923/
Sameh89101,001/
Siame8961,722/
Samer8950,723/
Samej897,861/
Samie897,695/
Samee897,579/
Samet896,783/
Shame894,518/
Samed894,333/
Sames891,885/
Samey891,605/
Samea891,597/
Samme891,482/
Saime89799/
Samei89550/
Saume89438/
Samez89247/
Saame89157/
Sameš89143/
Seame89124/
Samje89118/
Sayme8972/
Sahme8949/
Samge8933/
Sameć8931/
Saeme8920/
Scame8916/
Sameu8911/
Sameľ899/
Sağme896/
Sasme895/
Samep894/
Satme892/
Samhe892/
Jsame891/
Sameş891/
Sameș891/
Saïme891/
Sam86512,743/
Sameer8043,123/
Siyame806,305/
Shaame805,448/
Sammer804,360/
Shames802,268/
Shamme802,182/
Sammie802,045/
Sammet802,010/
Sameee801,760/
Saimeh801,622/
Sameed801,620/
Shamie801,612/
Samets801,485/
Saymeh80910/
Samieh80773/
Saumet80581/
Seamer80558/
Shamee80436/
Saumer80381/
Shamer80373/
Shaime80341/
Sameej80339/
Shamey80290/
Sameih80277/
Sametz80271/
Shameh80250/
Sahame80227/
Seames80226/
Shamge80212/
Shamet80206/
Sayame80197/
Saimie80157/
Saemee80153/
Szames80150/
Samões80137/
Saimee80113/
Sammes80107/
Saymez80105/
Szamer8086/
Shamhe8085/
Sammed8084/
Saamer8084/
Seaume8083/
Samesh8067/
Sameit8056/
Saamee8052/
Shamed8051/
Shamei8048/
Saumey8043/
Saimei8036/
Samett8035/
Sameea8034/
Soyame8030/
Sameys8030/
Samejh8024/
Sahmie8024/
Sahmey8022/
Siamey8021/
Sammey8018/
Szamet8018/
Seyame8018/
Samees8018/
Saimes8016/
Sayeme8015/
Sammee8014/
Samess8013/
Satmee8013/
Sayime8012/
Sameet8011/
Sameey8011/
Sammeh8011/
Samehr8010/
Sahmeh8010/
Sjamme8010/
Schame809/
Samije809/
Saymer808/
Saemeh808/
Samher808/
Samiey807/
Samech807/
Sammej807/
Saimer807/
Saamie807/
Shamej806/
Seamie806/
Saameh806/
Ssamed805/
Sujame805/
Saimet805/
Saymee805/
Samiea805/
Sajame805/
Satmer804/
Sejame804/
Sehame804/
Samehh804/
Same'h804/
Saumea803/
Samihe803/
Saiame803/
Samerr803/
Saumed803/
Shamea803/
Sameez802/
Saumie802/
Sameas802/
Seamey802/
Siamea802/
Saymie802/
Seameh802/
Siamie802/
Saamey802/
Sahume802/
Seamee802/
Saumes801/
Sasmer801/
Sameep801/
Samehy801/
Sameyh801/
Samhed801/
Siiame801/
Seamez801/
Shasme801/
Shayme801/
Samest801/
Samedh801/
Sammei801/
Saemie801/
Shamez801/
Ssamme801/
Saiome801/
Saiime801/
Saimme801/
Sameip801/
Sameis801/
Samerh801/
Samheh801/
Saymet801/
Sajmee801/
Sami'e801/
Sajome801/
Sajume801/
Saames801/
Seamea801/
Seamei801/
Saimea801/
Saiume801/
Saemei801/
Saemeu801/
Saemhe801/
Sameae801/
Samhee801/
Siamee801/
Sami75305,385/
Samy75284,459/
Sama75254,147/
Some75182,845/
Siam7579,012/
Sham7538,625/
Seme7528,664/
Saim7518,049/
Jame759,294/
Sahm755,008/
Seam753,977/
Saam753,681/
Zame752,892/
Saum752,876/
Sjam751,724/
Samm751,500/
Came751,297/
Samh751,084/
Samt75660/
Saym75410/
Samd75329/
Ssam75128/
Söme75122/
Sgam7564/
Xame7545/
Szam7539/
Hsam7527/
Satm7526/
Samá7514/
Saïm7513/
Samj759/
Sasm758/
Jsam758/
Sajm756/
Samì751/
Séme751/
Sxam751/
Shameer7312,071/
Shamieh732,768/
Shammer732,363/
Shahame73735/
Shammee73543/
Szameit73371/
Shaimed73341/
Shamess73177/
Saumett73147/
Szammer73118/
Shameed73114/
Schames73103/
Schamer73103/
Samesch73100/
Schamme7389/
Sayemie7382/
Sayimer7370/
Sameest7362/
Samheer7358/
Shamets7345/
Samhesh7345/
Schaeme7339/
Shaumie7333/
Shameej7327/
Schamey7327/
Sameith7326/
Sameach7325/
Shamesh7325/
Sausmer7325/
Saameer7322/
Shahmeh7322/
Schamet7321/
Sahameh7320/
Sheamer7318/
Shammes7318/
Sammett7317/
Szamecz7317/
Shameez7316/
Shammet7315/
Scammey7312/
Sammeer7312/
Sameerh7312/
Shameih7311/
Shaimes7310/
Shahmie7310/
Saumets739/
Shamees739/
Szameth739/
Shaamee738/
Sameesh737/
Schamej737/
Shamett736/
Siajame736/
Saiymeh736/
Saimetz736/
Szametz736/
Schamei735/
Shamead734/
Sammeat734/
Sammesh734/
Shammea734/
Ssiyame734/
Shamher734/
Sametts733/
Shaymer733/
Shaimer733/
Shammed733/
Shammey733/
Sammieh733/
Samheed733/
Sahaume733/
Sahaame733/
Shamiea733/
Saihmee732/
Shamehr732/
Shamheh732/
Shameet732/
Shammeh732/
Shaymee732/
Shaimie732/
Sayamee732/
Saameeh731/
Sameedh731/
Sameehe731/
Sammetz731/
Schamee731/
Schamep731/
Saweeme731/
Sayamej731/
Siajeme731/
Seahmed731/
Seammer731/
Shajmee731/
Shayume731/
Shameea731/
Shameep731/
Sayemei731/
Siammey731/
Saammee731/
Hshahme731/
Shaimeh731/
Shamiey731/
Shahmme731/
Saatmäe731/
Sajameh731/
Samaije731/
Sameits731/
Samijhe731/
Sayemee731/
Sayimeh731/
Shaumei731/
Sayehme731/
Sayoume731/
Sayomet731/
Saimess731/
Sehyame731/
Sahyome731/
Saimeee731/
Saimhee731/
Sahaime731/
Sahamee731/
Sahamie731/
Sameehh731/
Samehes731/
Shaimee731/
Shaimey730/
Shaumer730/
Shehame730/
Seeamer730/
James671,534,502/
Jaime67191,726/
Shami6751,549/
Shama6749,812/
Saumd6738,724/
Saima6732,461/
Sammy6729,134/
Samai6728,235/
Samui6718,944/
Jayme6717,353/
Samih6715,238/
Camey6715,081/
Jamet6712,922/
Shome6711,924/
Sayma6711,160/
Samii677,955/
Sammi676,878/
Shamy676,398/
Siama675,838/
Jamea675,741/
Samit675,670/
Samaa675,641/
Somer675,455/
Jaume675,169/
Samid674,953/
Chame674,389/
Samma674,075/
Samoy673,728/
Saham673,340/
Jamee673,294/
Djame673,167/
Sahmi672,794/
Cayme672,549/
Siami672,511/
Somed672,284/
Samay672,101/
Jamer672,091/
Saimi671,942/
Somei671,737/
Shaim671,650/
Sauma671,617/
Somes671,581/
Shahm671,510/
Scime671,469/
Samha671,417/
Saumi671,376/
Jamme671,366/
Shaam671,346/
Samis671,319/
Sheme671,305/
Zaime671,254/
Somme671,128/
Siamy671,062/
Sağım671,020/
Semey67974/
Jasme67968/
Zamee67965/
Sheam67911/
Sosme67890/
Soume67852/
Zamer67793/
Saami67714/
Shime67594/
Samaj67588/
Samhi67575/
Seeme67573/
Giame67543/
Saemi67521/
Semei67508/
Shaum67478/
Jamed67477/
Samoa67457/
Seime67432/
Samio67413/
Sasmi67406/
Jamei67380/
Samuy67364/
Samoi67357/
Saama67355/
Zamea67340/
Sahmy67329/
Samuj67316/
Seume67313/
Hsham67308/
Samgi67299/
Sõmer67296/
Shaym67283/
Samyt67279/
Samiy67264/
Semme67260/
Samhy67245/
Samyh67242/
Jamez67235/
Sahum67234/
Soome67210/
Çamer67206/
Zamie67195/
Somhe67194/
Sammt67184/
Sieme67181/
Jamey67173/
Scham67173/
Somet67171/
Siaam67158/
Samyy67157/
Zamet67153/
Seami67149/
Seama67147/
Saamy67144/
Somey67134/
Semeh67134/
Saumy67127/
Zames67125/
Samyo67124/
Ziame67122/
Samiz67112/
Somie67111/
Samij67106/
Sahahame67106/
Somea6796/
Semea6794/
Saymi6791/
Semeu6789/
Sueme6788/
Samdh6787/
Samip6772/
Schammer6770/
Xhame6770/
Satmi6769/
Semie6768/
Sajma6766/
Semeș6764/
Sömer6756/
Samoj6751/
Saaim6748/
Josme6738/
Someu6736/
Sajmh6736/
Åshammer6735/
Zamme6732/
Shamt6730/
Someh6729/
Sjaam6728/
Zeame6728/
Somee6727/
Somez6727/
Soyme6727/
Camme6726/
Soime6726/
Sayehmer6726/
Samyi6725/
Schaumer6723/
Szama6723/
Zhame6722/
Siome6722/
Shujamei6721/
Shamheer6721/
Saimy6720/
Shamm6719/
Zaame6719/
Samjh6718/
Shamd6717/
Camhe6717/
Hsama6716/
Shammeer6716/
Zamei6716/
Sámeľ6716/
Samys6715/
Shsam6715/
Ssama6715/
Semee6715/
Ssami6714/
Shamh6714/
Sağam6714/
Jeame6713/
Jhame6713/
Shamheed6712/
Jaame6712/
Somej6712/
Shatm6712/
Schamest6711/
Sahym6711/
Szime6711/
Sasmy6710/
Zamed6710/
Sameľová6710/
Jsaum679/
Zosme679/
Zamey679/
Somge679/
Zaume678/
Scome678/
Suime678/
Sammd677/
Shahmehr677/
Shamá677/
Hssam676/
Zameć676/
Schamess675/
Hsami675/
Camee675/
Jamje675/
Zaeme675/
Schametz675/
Shahaime675/
Hsaam675/
Saumm674/
Seamy674/
Shaameer674/
Saitm674/
Somje674/
Seyme674/
Samér674/
Jajme674/
Hzame673/
Shzam673/
Sajmi673/
Saimm673/
Hsaim673/
Camåe673/
Sammé673/
Sahamedh673/
Saymy673/
Shasm672/
Schamerh672/
Saggiome672/
Saamm672/
Samedowa672/
Cahme672/
Jsham672/
Zahme672/
Shham672/
Shamheez672/
Ssome672/
Soeme672/
Shajm672/
Shahmieh672/
Sseme672/
Soïme672/
Somep672/
Someš672/
Zaïme672/
Sömez672/
Sömme672/
Saysm672/
Schameit672/
Jamée672/
Jaíme672/
Szami672/
Samdt672/
Shameedh672/
Shameerh672/
Siamj672/
Ssamy671/
Sahameer671/
Saamd671/
Sausm671/
Sattm671/
Samehova671/
Camej671/
Shaameez671/
Shameesh671/
Shammett671/
Szamm671/
Szamy671/
Ssham671/
Sshameer671/
Sohme671/
Suome671/
Sahjames671/
Samaî671/
Saaam671/
Hsiam671/
Sâmea671/
Sehme671/
Şamer671/
Hjame671/
Jaîme671/
Jatme671/
Jssam671/
Zayme671/
Xaime671/
Shshamei671/
Siaym671/
Siamé671/
Saimd671/
Sa'am671/
Sambp671/
Samië671/
Samiï671/
Samhd671/
Saumetth671/
Scami671/
Schammey671/
Saymé671/
Semhe671/
Tjame671/
Samtt671/
Samhh671/
Jsahm671/
Sxham671/
Suyme671/
Seehamee671/
Sceam671/
Saamh671/
Shaahame671/
Shahmeez671/
Shahamee671/
Shahamer671/
Zsamm671/
Zsiam671/
Sjaim670/
Sathm670/
Schaimet670/

Same Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Same in the Hindi language
समेsame87.28
सामेsame9.41
समीsami1.02
शमीsami0.51
सामीsami0.51
शमेsame0.25
श्यामsyama0.25
शामेsame0.25
Same in the Marathi language
समेsame84.62
सामेsame11.54
समॅsame3.85
Same in the Oriya language
ସେମsema59.54
ସାେମsaema35.88
ଶାେମsaema3.82
ସାମିsami0.76
Same in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻡsam58.33
ﺳﺎﻣﻪsamh25
ﺻﺎﻡsam12.5
ﺻﺎﻣﻪsamh4.17

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