Samin Surname
Approximately 38,656 people bear this surname
Samin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 13,226 | 1:1,171 | 295 |
| Indonesia | 7,099 | 1:18,629 | 2,256 |
| Bangladesh | 5,137 | 1:31,021 | 1,980 |
| Iraq | 3,238 | 1:10,816 | 826 |
| Syria | 2,448 | 1:7,884 | 770 |
| India | 1,549 | 1:495,200 | 24,992 |
| Philippines | 1,055 | 1:95,960 | 16,713 |
| Malaysia | 1,041 | 1:28,333 | 2,466 |
| Afghanistan | 710 | 1:45,286 | 1,645 |
| Iran | 670 | 1:114,601 | 10,857 |
| Pakistan | 496 | 1:360,169 | 7,060 |
| France | 253 | 1:262,540 | 40,467 |
| United Arab Emirates | 221 | 1:41,458 | 4,276 |
| Ivory Coast | 189 | 1:122,070 | 6,002 |
| Russia | 149 | 1:967,269 | 75,342 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Lebanon | 34 | 1:165,797 | 7,705 |
| Maldives | 33 | 1:12,248 | 919 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Yemen | 31 | 1:852,429 | 11,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Argentina | 26 | 1:1,643,977 | 88,124 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Nepal | 14 | 1:2,034,354 | 8,267 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Šamin (12) are calculated separately.
Samin (128,659) may also be a first name.
Samin Demographics
Samin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Samin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samin (Arabic: سامين, Bengali: সামিন, Georgian: სამინ, Hindi: समीन, Marathi: समीन, Oriya: ସମିନ, Russian: Самин) is found in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Šamin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samin? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,429th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 188,523 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Samin live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 34 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 8,096th most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 128,659 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cambodia, where it is held by 13,226 people, or 1 in 1,171. In Cambodia Samin is most prevalent in: Phnom Penh, where 17 percent reside, Battambang Province, where 11 percent reside and Takéo Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Cambodia it exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 13 percent reside.
Samin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Samin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Samin last name grew 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Samin surname is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (96%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Samin surname are 33.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Samin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning $45,037 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samin in the Georgian language | ||
| სამინ | samin | - |
| Samin in the Marathi language | ||
| समीन | samina | 85.28 |
| सामीन | samina | 2.87 |
| समीना | samina | 2.49 |
| समीण | samina | 1.15 |
| शमीन | samina | 1.15 |
| शमीम | samima | 0.76 |
| अमीन | amina | 0.57 |
| सरीन | sarina | 0.19 |
| शमीना | samina | 0.19 |
| Samin in the Hindi language | ||
| समीन | samina | 71.27 |
| सामीन | samina | 20.8 |
| सामिन | samina | 5.42 |
| समिन | samina | 1.4 |
| समीना | samina | 0.23 |
| समीं | samim | 0.23 |
| समीना़ | samina | 0.1 |
| शमीन | samina | 0.07 |
| समीम | samima | 0.07 |
| सामीम | samima | 0.03 |
| समिण | samina | 0.03 |
| सचिन | sacina | 0.03 |
| शमिन | samina | 0.03 |
| Samin in the Bengali language | ||
| সামিন | samina | 65.08 |
| সমীন | samina | 17.46 |
| সমিন | samina | 17.46 |
| Samin in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମିନ | samina | 53.47 |
| ସମିନ୍ | samin | 16.83 |
| ସାମିନ | samina | 11.88 |
| ସମୀନ | samina | 7.92 |
| ସାମିନ୍ | samin | 3.96 |
| ସମୀନ୍ | samin | 1.98 |
| ଶାମିନ | samina | 0.99 |
| ସାମିନି | samini | 0.99 |
| ସମିମ | samima | 0.99 |
| Samin in the Russian language | ||
| Самин | samin | - |
| Samin in the Arabic language | ||
| سامين | samyn | - |
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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 Samin
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