Sameed Surname
Approximately 1,620 people bear this surname
Sameed Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 899 | 1:85,409 | 8,639 |
| Pakistan | 352 | 1:507,511 | 8,709 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| India | 145 | 1:5,290,106 | 129,949 |
| Guyana | 9 | 1:84,691 | 6,279 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sameed (2,297) may also be a first name.
Sameed Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameed Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sameed (Hindi: समीद, Marathi: समीद, Oriya: ସମୀଦ) is found most in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameed? popularity and diffusion
Sameed is the 245,674th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,498,485 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sameed reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 78 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sameed is also the 155,558th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,297 people.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 85,409. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 30 percent live, Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent live and Isfahan Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Iran Sameed exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameed Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameed in the Marathi language | ||
| समीद | samida | - |
| Sameed in the Hindi language | ||
| समीद | samida | 94.59 |
| समिद | samida | 2.7 |
| असमीद | asamida | 2.7 |
| Sameed in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀଦ | samida | 50 |
| ସମିଦ | samida | 50 |
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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 Sameed
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