View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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 most in Egypt. It can be found as: Sámi, Šami or Sämi. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

It is the 1,793^rd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,863 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Sami reside; 44 percent reside in North Africa and 37 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sami is also the 1,142^nd most common first name in the world It is held by 818,106 people.

Sami is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 91,431 people, or 1 in 1,006. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 147 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 9 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Sami Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sami has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sami last name rose 121,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sami Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Sunni (74%) in Lebanon and Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sami last name are 3.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.22% registered with the political 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.