Samen Surname
Approximately 2,679 people bear this surname
Samen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 691 | 1:30,057 | 4,062 |
| Indonesia | 501 | 1:263,970 | 23,900 |
| Iran | 384 | 1:199,954 | 16,155 |
| Turkey | 261 | 1:298,166 | 19,563 |
| Papua New Guinea | 138 | 1:59,085 | 7,566 |
| Kazakhstan | 114 | 1:155,110 | 15,404 |
| United States | 102 | 1:3,553,519 | 199,004 |
| Germany | 72 | 1:1,118,131 | 74,279 |
| Philippines | 59 | 1:1,715,902 | 111,316 |
| Yemen | 55 | 1:480,460 | 10,691 |
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Thailand | 37 | 1:1,909,144 | 231,790 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Cambodia | 25 | 1:619,486 | 4,539 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Samén (13) are calculated separately.
Samen (8,241) may also be a first name.
Samen Demographics
Samen Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Samen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samen (Bengali: সমেন, Hindi: समेन, Marathi: सामेन, Oriya: ସାେମନ, Russian: Самен) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Samén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 162,354th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,720,249 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Samen are found; 26 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Samen is also the 69,697th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 8,241 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 691 people, or 1 in 30,057. In Cameroon Samen is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 25 percent live and West Region, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Iran, where 14 percent live.
Samen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Samen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samen surname grew 464 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Samen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Samen last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Samen surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
Samen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.46% more than the national average, earning $56,725 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samen in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେମନ | saemana | - |
| Samen in the Bengali language | ||
| সমেন | samena | 95.83 |
| সামেন | samena | 4.17 |
| Samen in the Marathi language | ||
| सामेन | samena | 80 |
| समेन | samena | 20 |
| Samen in the Hindi language | ||
| समेन | samena | 66.67 |
| सामेन | samena | 16.67 |
| समें | samem | 5.56 |
| सामें | samem | 5.56 |
| समेन्द्र | samendra | 5.56 |
| Samen in the Russian language | ||
| Самен | samen | - |
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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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- 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 Samen
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