174.27 ^cm

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

Sami (Arabic: ساميّ, Bengali: সমী, Georgian: სამი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻲ, Hindi: समी, Marathi: समी, Oriya: ସମି, Russian: Сами) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Sámi, Šami or Sämi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 1,793^rd most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,863 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Sami are found; 44 percent are found in North Africa and 37 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,142^nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 818,106 people.

This last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 91,431 people, or 1 in 1,006. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 147 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Sami Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Sami has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sami surname grew 121,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sami Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Sunni (74%) in Lebanon and Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sami surname are 3.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Sami earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 245.69% more than the national average, earning 1,196,380 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning R 241,668 per year; in Colombia they earn 41.07% less than the national average, earning $13,378,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.36% more than the national average, earning $50,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $53,590 CAD per year.