View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Sames Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sames (Bengali: সমেস, Hindi: समेस, Marathi: समेस, Russian: Самес) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Sameš, Sameş or Sameș. Click here for other possible spellings of Sames.

How Common Is The Last Name Sames? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 217,512^th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,866,072 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Sames are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 72,149^th most commonly held forename globally, held by 7,828 people.

Sames is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 450,260. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 17 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside and Maryland, where 12 percent reside. Barring The United States Sames occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Sames Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sames has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sames surname grew 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sames Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Sames are 14.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.24% registered with the party.

The amount Sames earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.57% more than the national average, earning $56,923 CAD per year.