Sameer Surname
Approximately 43,123 people bear this surname
Sameer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 12,243 | 1:2,520 | 310 |
| Egypt | 11,196 | 1:8,211 | 1,003 |
| India | 6,793 | 1:112,920 | 7,352 |
| Pakistan | 2,537 | 1:70,415 | 2,560 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,193 | 1:9,489 | 1,373 |
| Bangladesh | 1,532 | 1:104,019 | 4,444 |
| Maldives | 596 | 1:678 | 76 |
| United Arab Emirates | 533 | 1:17,190 | 2,049 |
| Bahrain | 529 | 1:2,549 | 407 |
| Israel | 441 | 1:19,405 | 2,888 |
| Oman | 346 | 1:10,659 | 1,341 |
| Kuwait | 299 | 1:12,711 | 1,729 |
| Iraq | 241 | 1:145,318 | 3,824 |
| Yemen | 216 | 1:122,339 | 6,708 |
| Qatar | 175 | 1:13,474 | 1,493 |
| Jordan | 138 | 1:64,076 | 5,703 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| Lebanon | 81 | 1:69,594 | 4,978 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Afghanistan | 22 | 1:1,461,508 | 12,026 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Palestine | 9 | 1:505,428 | 12,843 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Sameer (215,609) may also be a first name.
Sameer Demographics
Sameer Political Affiliation
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Sameer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sameer (Bengali: সমীর, Dhivehi: ސަމީރ, Hindi: समीर, Marathi: समीर, Oriya: ସମୀର, Russian: Самеер, Tibetan: ས་མིར་) is most common in Saudi Arabia. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sameer is the 13,008th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 168,994 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Sameer live; 35 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 4,855th most common given name world-wide, held by 215,609 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 12,243 people, or 1 in 2,520. Not including Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 26 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Sameer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sameer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sameer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Shiite (81%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sameer are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sameer earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.83% less than the national average, earning R 166,740 per year; in United States they earn 15.14% less than the national average, earning $36,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $45,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameer in the Bengali language | ||
| সমীর | samira | - |
| Sameer in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ސަމީރ | samir | - |
| Sameer in the Hindi language | ||
| समीर | samira | 99.42 |
| सामीर | samira | 0.24 |
| शमीर | samira | 0.09 |
| समिर | samira | 0.06 |
| सामिर | samira | 0.06 |
| संमीर | sammira | 0.03 |
| शामीर | samira | 0.03 |
| समीरा | samira | 0.03 |
| यमीर | yamira | 0.03 |
| Sameer in the Marathi language | ||
| समीर | samira | 98.14 |
| शमीर | samira | 1.37 |
| असमीर | asamira | 0.1 |
| समशेर | samasera | 0.02 |
| समीरा | samira | 0.02 |
| सामीर | samira | 0.02 |
| शंेडगे | samedage | 0.01 |
| अजमेरा | ajamera | 0.01 |
| साबेर | sabera | 0.01 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 0.01 |
| संमीर | sammira | 0.01 |
| समेळ | samela | 0.01 |
| समर | samara | 0.01 |
| मेहेर | mehera | 0.01 |
| साअेर | saaera | 0 |
| सामेनेर | samenera | 0 |
| आमेर | amera | 0 |
| समारे | samare | 0 |
| अशमीर | asamira | 0 |
| सजेर | sajera | 0 |
| समीऱ | samira | 0 |
| सामेद | sameda | 0 |
| शाबेरा | sabera | 0 |
| समारी | samari | 0 |
| समोर | samora | 0 |
| समीर् | samir | 0 |
| शंेख | samekha | 0 |
| िसमर | isamara | 0 |
| शमसेर | samasera | 0 |
| समेर | samera | 0 |
| साहेर | sahera | 0 |
| सलामे | salame | 0 |
| सुरमे | surame | 0 |
| आंबेडे | ambede | 0 |
| सुदामे | sudame | 0 |
| सािमर | saimara | 0 |
| असमार | asamara | 0 |
| अजमेर | ajamera | 0 |
| शामीर | samira | 0 |
| Sameer in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀର | samira | 72.51 |
| ସମିର | samira | 14.22 |
| ସମୀରର | samirara | 5.06 |
| ସାମିର | samira | 3 |
| ସାମୀର | samira | 1.74 |
| ସମିରର | samirara | 1.26 |
| ସମିର୍ | samir | 0.16 |
| ସମାର | samara | 0.16 |
| ସମୀର୍ | samir | 0.16 |
| ସମିରୀ | samiri | 0.16 |
| ଶମିର | samira | 0.16 |
| Sameer in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་མིར་ | samir | 50 |
| ཤ་མིར་ | shamir | 50 |
| Sameer in the Russian language | ||
| Самеер | sameer | - |
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Footnotes
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