Sameem Surname
Approximately 2,337 people bear this surname
Sameem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1,023 | 1:20,341 | 2,776 |
| India | 657 | 1:1,167,527 | 47,225 |
| Pakistan | 213 | 1:838,704 | 11,708 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Qatar | 72 | 1:32,750 | 3,419 |
| Iran | 59 | 1:1,301,399 | 54,450 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Maldives | 6 | 1:67,362 | 2,983 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Sameem (7,535) may also be a first name.
Sameem Demographics
Average Sameem Salary in
United States
$55,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sameem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sameem (Hindi: समीम, Marathi: समीम, Oriya: ସମୀମ) is more commonly found in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 181,955th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,118,334 people. The surname Sameem is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sameem live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sameem is also the 73,987th most widespread first name globally, held by 7,535 people.
The surname Sameem is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,023 people, or 1 in 20,341. Barring Sri Lanka Sameem occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.
Sameem Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sameem earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.1% less than the national average, earning $29,264 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameem in the Marathi language | ||
| समीम | samima | 98.58 |
| शमीम | samima | 1.23 |
| असमीम | asamima | 0.09 |
| समीमा | samima | 0.09 |
| Sameem in the Hindi language | ||
| समीम | samima | 91.39 |
| शमीम | samima | 8.02 |
| सामीम | samima | 0.3 |
| असमीम | asamima | 0.15 |
| समिम | samima | 0.07 |
| शामीम | samima | 0.07 |
| Sameem in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀମ | samima | 50 |
| ସମିମ | samima | 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 Sameem
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