Samia Surname
Approximately 29,197 people bear this surname
Samia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 13,608 | 1:11,711 | 951 |
| Philippines | 2,759 | 1:36,694 | 5,645 |
| Morocco | 2,079 | 1:16,583 | 2,522 |
| Egypt | 1,769 | 1:51,970 | 5,050 |
| Pakistan | 1,585 | 1:112,709 | 3,420 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Lebanon | 1,339 | 1:4,210 | 772 |
| Syria | 818 | 1:23,595 | 1,657 |
| United States | 496 | 1:730,764 | 57,356 |
| Israel | 378 | 1:22,639 | 3,345 |
| Indonesia | 358 | 1:369,411 | 31,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Kenya | 314 | 1:147,070 | 11,753 |
| Uganda | 239 | 1:163,344 | 14,063 |
| Tanzania | 222 | 1:238,476 | 19,490 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| France | 155 | 1:428,534 | 62,172 |
| Colombia | 125 | 1:382,193 | 6,306 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Jordan | 39 | 1:226,729 | 9,930 |
| Tunisia | 33 | 1:18,504 | 2,964 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Afghanistan | 28 | 1:1,148,328 | 10,363 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| American Samoa | 25 | 1:2,230 | 469 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Sâmia (6) & Sàmià (1) are calculated separately.
Samia (927,283) may also be a first name.
Samia Demographics
Average Male Samia Height
174.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Samia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samia (Arabic: سمَيا, Bengali: সামিয়া, Georgian: სამია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻴﻪ, Hindi: सामिया, Marathi: सािमया, Oriya: ସାମିଆ, Russian: Самиа) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Sâmia or Sàmià. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samia is the 18,869th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 249,599 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Samia reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 989th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 927,283 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 13,608 people, or 1 in 11,711. Aside from Bangladesh it is found in 81 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent are found and Morocco, where 7 percent are found.
Samia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Samia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Maronite (81%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Samia last name are 37.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90.53% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Samia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 32.62% less than the national average, earning $15,297,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% more than the national average, earning $49,705 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samia in the Georgian language | ||
| სამია | samia | - |
| Samia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻣﻴﻪ | samyh | - |
| Samia in the Bengali language | ||
| সামিয়া | samiya | 75 |
| সমায়া | samaya | 25 |
| Samia in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମିଆ | sami'a | 70 |
| ସମିଆ | sami'a | 20 |
| ଶାମିଆ | sami'a | 4 |
| ସାମୀଆ | sami'a | 2.5 |
| ସୁମିଆ | sumi'a | 0.5 |
| ସମୀଆ | sami'a | 0.5 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 0.5 |
| ସାମିୟା | samiya | 0.5 |
| ଷାମିଆ | sami'a | 0.5 |
| ଶାମିୟା | samiya | 0.5 |
| Samia in the Marathi language | ||
| सािमया | saimaya | 43.75 |
| सामीया | samiya | 18.75 |
| समीआ | sami'a | 12.5 |
| समीउा | samiua | 6.25 |
| असमीअ | asami'a | 6.25 |
| सामीआ | sami'a | 6.25 |
| समीया | samiya | 6.25 |
| Samia in the Hindi language | ||
| सामिया | samiya | 36.11 |
| समीा | samia | 20.83 |
| समीअ | sami'a | 18.06 |
| समीआ | sami'a | 9.72 |
| समिा | samia | 5.56 |
| समिया | samiya | 5.56 |
| शामिया | samiya | 1.39 |
| सामीया | samiya | 1.39 |
| Samia in the Russian language | ||
| Самиа | samia | - |
| Samia in the Arabic language | ||
| سمَيا | smaya | - |
| ساميّا | samya | - |
| سّاميه | samyh | - |
| سُميّا | sumya | - |
| سميَا | smya | - |
| سَميّا | samya | - |
| سميَّا | smyaa | - |
| سّميا | smya | - |
| سمّيا | smya | - |
| سميّا | smya | - |
| سَمَيا | samaya | - |
| سُميا | sumya | - |
| سامية | samyt | - |
| ساميه | samyh | - |
| ساميا | samya | - |
| سميا | smya | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samia
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