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
The surname Sameera (Arabic: سميره, Dhivehi: ްސަމީރާ, Hindi: समीरा, Marathi: समीरा, Oriya: ସମୀର) is found in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sameera click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,510th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,396 people. The surname Sameera is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sameera are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sameera is also the 7,165th most common first name globally, held by 146,260 people.
It is most common in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 20,977 people, or 1 in 992. Outside of Sri Lanka it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.
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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