Samiar Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Samiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1491:515,31930,242
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Samiar (310) may also be a first name.

Samiar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samiar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Samiar (Hindi: समीार, Marathi: समीर, Oriya: ସାମିଆର) is found in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samiar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Samiar is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Samiar live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Samiar is also the 499,178th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 310 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 515,319. In Iran Samiar is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 28 percent reside, Fars Province, where 21 percent reside and Qazvin Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Iran Samiar occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Samiar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samiar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samiar last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samihar9213/
Samijar923/
Shamiar922/
Samaiyar86337/
Samijaar861/
Zamiar83558/
Samear83126/
Jamiar8338/
Semiar8326/
Samior8314/
Somiar8313/
Samjar8311/
Samyar834/
Samiarova801/
Shamyar7715/
Jasmiar7714/
Somiare7713/
Samayor7711/
Jamihar775/
Shamior775/
Samajor772/
Jamiaar771/
Saamear771/
Seamear771/
Shamiarova751/
Jamaiyar71121/
Samajhar719/
Somaiyar717/
Saamoior714/
Samayyar712/
Samijoor711/
Soumiare711/
Çamyar671,482/
Samyor67498/
Zamyar6727/
Jamjar6720/
Zemiar6719/
Jamear6711/
Somyar674/
Jamyar674/
Jamior673/
Zamear672/
Semior672/
Camyar672/
Samaajhar671/
Zamior671/
Zomiar671/
Shahamyar671/
Somjar671/
Shoemiear670/
Jomiar670/

Samiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samiar in the Hindi language
समीारsamiara-
Samiar in the Marathi language
समीरsamira60
सिमरsimara40
Samiar in the Oriya language
ସାମିଆରsami'ara50
ସମିଆରsami'ara50

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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
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samiar
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