Samih Surname
Approximately 15,238 people bear this surname
Samih Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 7,361 | 1:4,684 | 530 |
| Egypt | 3,325 | 1:27,650 | 3,054 |
| Yemen | 1,118 | 1:23,636 | 2,392 |
| Syria | 932 | 1:20,709 | 1,510 |
| Iraq | 838 | 1:41,792 | 1,770 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Pakistan | 158 | 1:1,130,658 | 13,915 |
| Jordan | 123 | 1:71,890 | 6,038 |
| France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
| Philippines | 92 | 1:1,100,415 | 90,271 |
| Palestine | 73 | 1:62,313 | 5,695 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Spain | 70 | 1:667,886 | 29,788 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 44 | 1:208,233 | 14,206 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Maldives | 33 | 1:12,248 | 919 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Iran | 12 | 1:6,398,544 | 138,820 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Samih (177,044) may also be a first name.
Samih Demographics
Samih Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Samih Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samih Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samih (Arabic: السميح, Hindi: समीह, Marathi: समीह) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samih? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 34,778th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 478,248 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Samih live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 48 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 5,939th most common first name globally, borne by 177,044 people.
The surname Samih is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 7,361 people, or 1 in 4,684. Outside of Morocco this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 22 percent are found and Yemen, where 7 percent are found.
Samih Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Samih surname is primarily Sunni (70%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Samih surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Samih earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 35.12% less than the national average, earning $27,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.15% less than the national average, earning $32,717 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samih Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samih in the Marathi language | ||
| समीह | samiha | 80 |
| समीर | samira | 20 |
| Samih in the Hindi language | ||
| समीह | samiha | 64.71 |
| समी | sami | 11.76 |
| संीह | samiha | 11.76 |
| शमिह | samiha | 5.88 |
| सामिह | samiha | 5.88 |
| Samih in the Arabic language | ||
| السميح | alsmyh | - |
| سميح | smyh | - |
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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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- 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 Samih
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