Sameera Surname
Approximately 23,033 people bear this surname
Sameera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 20,977 | 1:992 | 122 |
| India | 1,551 | 1:494,562 | 24,965 |
| Pakistan | 171 | 1:1,044,701 | 13,307 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126 | 1:72,716 | 6,783 |
| Maldives | 91 | 1:4,441 | 416 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Sameera (146,260) may also be a first name.
Sameera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameera Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sameera (Arabic: سميره, Dhivehi: ްސަމީރާ, Hindi: समीरा, Marathi: समीरा, Oriya: ସମୀର) is found most in Sri Lanka. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameera? popularity and diffusion
Sameera is the 23,510th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 316,396 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sameera reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 7,165th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 146,260 people.
This surname is most numerous in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 20,977 people, or 1 in 992. Other than Sri Lanka this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameera in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ްސަމީރާ | samira | - |
| Sameera in the Hindi language | ||
| समीरा | samira | 97.62 |
| शमीरा | samira | 0.6 |
| सिमीरा | simira | 0.6 |
| समिरा | samira | 0.6 |
| सतीरा | satira | 0.6 |
| Sameera in the Marathi language | ||
| समीरा | samira | 96.33 |
| समीर | samira | 2.67 |
| समीराार | samiraara | 0.25 |
| समीराान | samiraana | 0.15 |
| समीरााक | samiraaka | 0.15 |
| शमीरा | samira | 0.1 |
| समीरााब | samiraaba | 0.05 |
| शरद | sarada | 0.05 |
| समीरााद | samiraada | 0.05 |
| संाम | samama | 0.05 |
| शामीरा | samira | 0.05 |
| समीराअ | samira'a | 0.05 |
| शाकेर | sakera | 0.05 |
| Sameera in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀର | samira | 75 |
| ସମିର | samira | 10.71 |
| ସମୀରକୁମାର | samirakumara | 3.57 |
| ସମିରା | samira | 3.57 |
| ସମୀରାଇଁ | samira'im | 3.57 |
| ସମୀରା | samira | 3.57 |
| Sameera in the Arabic language | ||
| سميره | smyrh | - |
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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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- 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 Sameera
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