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

The surname Sami (Arabic: ساميّ, Bengali: সমী, Georgian: სამი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻲ, Hindi: समी, Marathi: समी, Oriya: ସମି, Russian: Сами) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms: Sámi, Šami or Sämi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 1,793^rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,863 people. This last name is predominantly found 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. Sami is also the 1,142^nd most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 818,106 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 91,431 people, or 1 in 1,006. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 147 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 9 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent reside.

Sami Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sami has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 121,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sami Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sami surname is predominantly 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.