Samec Surname

119,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Samec Surname User-submission:

The name, Samec, roughly means 'loner' in Arabic.

Samec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,5261:502,66425,292
Czechia6631:16,0382,383
Slovenia6101:4,078747
United States4601:787,95460,928
Slovakia1371:38,9527,218
Austria671:127,09617,572
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
Canada541:682,32655,162
France371:1,795,209158,669
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Australia281:964,13257,058
Serbia271:264,62814,268
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
England101:5,571,806158,774
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Šamec (559) & Sameć (31) are calculated separately.

Samec (311) may also be a first name.

Samec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name, Samec, roughly means 'loner' in Arabic.

- maddicat

Samec Last Name Facts

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

Samec is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Šamec or Sameć. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samec? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,711th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,899,282 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Samec reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 498,315th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 311 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 1,526 people, or 1 in 502,664. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 100 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Aside from India Samec is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 17 percent reside and Slovenia, where 16 percent reside.

Samec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samec has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Samec surname grew 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Samec are 7.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.05% registered with the party.

The amount Samec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $45,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $50,341 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šamec93559/
Sameć9331/
Samiec911,693/
Sameck9167/
Samech917/
Szamec912/
Sammec911/
Samesch83100/
Sammeck8348/
Sameach8325/
Szamecz8317/
Sameche831/
Samej807,861/
Samek807,343/
Sames801,885/
Samic80262/
Samez80247/
Sameš80143/
Samex809/
Sameg804/
Somec804/
Sameş801/
Samecova773/
Samecová773/
Schameck771/
Sametche771/
Samike733,955/
Shames732,268/
Samets731,485/
Saimek73662/
Samiez73434/
Sameej73339/
Sametz73271/
Seames73226/
Samick73208/
Sameke73177/
Szames73150/
Szamek73139/
Samões73137/
Samich73132/
Sammes73107/
Saymez73105/
Samesh7367/
Someck7350/
Shamek7348/
Zamejc7340/
Somech7330/
Samegh7330/
Sameys7330/
Samaic7327/
Samejh7324/
Chamec7324/
Sammek7321/
Samees7318/
Samych7316/
Saimes7316/
Samicz7314/
Zamecz7311/
Sahmic739/
Sammej737/
Shamej736/
Shamic733/
Zameic733/
Saymek733/
Sameek732/
Somecq732/
Sameez732/
Sameas732/
Siamek732/
Saumes731/
Saumek731/
Sasmek731/
Sameig731/
Samieg731/
Samjck731/
Sammeg731/
Sommec731/
Seamez731/
Shamez731/
Saimic731/
Samyci731/
Sameis731/
Samekh731/
Samgeg731/
Saames731/
Seamek731/
Sameak731/
Szamecová711/
Scheameck710/
Shamekh672,687/
Shamich67560/
Shamych67254/
Schames67103/
Sammiez6796/
Samietz6774/
Shamets6745/
Samhesh6745/
Samisch6741/
Samigue6740/
Shameej6727/
Shamesh6725/
Shammes6718/
Shameez6716/
Samoych6714/
Sasmike6712/
Shaimes6710/
Saumets679/
Shamees679/
Sameesh677/
Schamej677/
Shameek676/
Shamick676/
Saimetz676/
Szametz676/
Sammesh674/
Samitch674/
Somehct674/
Samoich673/
Sametts673/
Siamets673/
Samique673/
Seimeck672/
Samikhe672/
Shamike672/
Zaimech672/
Sametse672/
Saimych671/
Sammetz671/
Sammich671/
Zameych671/
Saymich671/
Shameeq671/
Suomiec671/
Shamegh671/
Sameegh671/
Shamerz671/
Samuike671/
Samoike671/
Samaich671/
Samaike671/
Samegue671/
Sameits671/
Sameske671/
Samiche671/
Chamech671/
Saimeke671/
Samaick671/
Samehes671/
Shameik670/
Shamiek670/
Schamek670/
Saumeax670/
Sammick670/

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