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
Average Sameer Salary in
United States
$36,616 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sameer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sameer (Bengali: সমীর, Dhivehi: ސަމީރ, Hindi: समीर, Marathi: समीर, Oriya: ସମୀର, Russian: Самеер, Tibetan: ས་མིར་) is more commonly found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,008th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 168,994 people. The last name Sameer occurs mostly 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 commonly held forename internationally, borne by 215,609 people.
The last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 12,243 people, or 1 in 2,520. Not including Saudi Arabia Sameer exists in 76 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 26 percent are found and India, where 16 percent are found.
Sameer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sameer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sameer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Shiite (81%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sameer last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the 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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sameer
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