Samee Surname
Approximately 7,579 people bear this surname
Samee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,308 | 1:11,449 | 1,379 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Pakistan | 1,056 | 1:169,170 | 4,378 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Syria | 606 | 1:31,850 | 2,002 |
| Thailand | 374 | 1:188,873 | 31,054 |
| Iraq | 325 | 1:107,759 | 3,160 |
| India | 283 | 1:2,710,478 | 84,163 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| Iran | 84 | 1:914,078 | 43,588 |
| Mauritius | 83 | 1:15,583 | 3,299 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Maldives | 34 | 1:11,887 | 892 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Samee (6,745) may also be a first name.
Samee Demographics
Samee Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Samee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samee (Hindi: समी, Marathi: समी, Oriya: ସମୀ, Russian: Самее) is found most in Yemen. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Samee click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samee? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 65,843rd most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 961,545 people. The last name Samee occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Samee live; 56 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Samee is also the 79,493rd most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 6,745 people.
It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,308 people, or 1 in 11,449. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Mahwit Governorate, where 58 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 18 percent live and Taiz Governorate, where 9 percent live. Besides Yemen this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live and Pakistan, where 14 percent live.
Samee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Samee has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Samee last name expanded 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Samee last name is chiefly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Samee last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Samee earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samee in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀ | sami | - |
| Samee in the Hindi language | ||
| समी | sami | 80.56 |
| शमी | sami | 11.11 |
| सामी | sami | 5.56 |
| शामी | sami | 2.78 |
| Samee in the Marathi language | ||
| समी | sami | 57.14 |
| सामी | sami | 40.48 |
| शमी | sami | 2.38 |
| Samee in the Russian language | ||
| Самее | samee | - |
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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
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- 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 Samee
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