Samer Surname
Approximately 50,723 people bear this surname
Samer Surname User-submission:
The Samer surname means 'talking in night', 'spend most time at night'.
Samer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 39,050 | 1:2,354 | 317 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,663 | 1:11,587 | 1,602 |
| Algeria | 2,144 | 1:18,018 | 3,299 |
| Syria | 1,500 | 1:12,867 | 1,062 |
| Yemen | 1,029 | 1:25,681 | 2,548 |
| Iran | 567 | 1:135,419 | 12,256 |
| Austria | 474 | 1:17,965 | 2,753 |
| Thailand | 396 | 1:178,380 | 29,012 |
| India | 348 | 1:2,204,211 | 73,357 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Iraq | 293 | 1:119,528 | 3,373 |
| United States | 289 | 1:1,254,183 | 88,515 |
| Germany | 273 | 1:294,892 | 30,449 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Philippines | 160 | 1:632,739 | 67,224 |
| Indonesia | 136 | 1:972,421 | 71,642 |
| United Arab Emirates | 110 | 1:83,293 | 7,578 |
| France | 102 | 1:651,203 | 84,246 |
| Pakistan | 101 | 1:1,768,751 | 17,893 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Russia | 51 | 1:2,825,942 | 156,501 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Italy | 22 | 1:2,779,849 | 97,128 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Northern Cyprus | 17 | 1:18,765 | 4,655 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Belarus | 15 | 1:633,404 | 54,314 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Sämer (34), Samér (4) & Şamer (1) are calculated separately.
Samer (220,683) may also be a first name.
Samer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Samer surname means 'talking in night', 'spend most time at night'.
- jsamerSamer Demographics
Average Samer Salary in
United States
$45,141 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samer (Arabic: سامر, Bengali: সমের, Hindi: समेर, Marathi: सामेर, Oriya: ସମୀର, Russian: Самер, Tibetan: ས་མིར་) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Sämer, Samér or Şamer. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,076th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 143,673 people. The surname Samer is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Samer live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 77 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 4,735th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 220,683 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 39,050 people, or 1 in 2,354. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent reside and Algeria, where 4 percent reside.
Samer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Samer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samer last name grew 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Samer surname are 29.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.35% registered with the political party.
The amount Samer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.02% more than the national average, earning 429,214 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $74,408 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samer in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་མིར་ | samir | - |
| Samer in the Bengali language | ||
| সমের | samera | - |
| Samer in the Hindi language | ||
| समेर | samera | 92.16 |
| समर | samara | 3.43 |
| समीर | samira | 3.27 |
| सामेर | samera | 0.33 |
| सामीर | samira | 0.16 |
| शमेर | samera | 0.16 |
| शंेर | samera | 0.16 |
| Samer in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀର | samira | 66.67 |
| ସମେସର | samesara | 33.33 |
| Samer in the Marathi language | ||
| सामेर | samera | 43.21 |
| समीर | samira | 30.86 |
| समेर | samera | 16.05 |
| समर | samara | 5.56 |
| सनेर | sanera | 1.23 |
| सानेर | sanera | 1.23 |
| समारे | samare | 0.62 |
| समोर | samora | 0.62 |
| Samer in the Russian language | ||
| Самер | samer | - |
| Samer in the Arabic language | ||
| سامر | samr | - |
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