Samini Surname
Approximately 6,844 people bear this surname
Samini Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,182 | 1:21,164 | 2,436 |
| Iran | 1,874 | 1:40,973 | 4,754 |
| Indonesia | 1,404 | 1:94,195 | 9,833 |
| India | 600 | 1:1,278,442 | 50,404 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Ivory Coast | 114 | 1:202,379 | 8,643 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Palestine | 27 | 1:168,476 | 8,634 |
| Albania | 18 | 1:161,892 | 12,234 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Samini (54,745) may also be a first name.
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Samini Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samini Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samini (Bengali: সমিনী, Hindi: सामिनी, Marathi: सिमनी, Oriya: ସାମିନୀ) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Samini.
How Common Is The Last Name Samini? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 72,088th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,064,808 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 57 percent of Samini live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 32 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Samini is also the 17,114th most commonly held forename globally, held by 54,745 people.
The surname Samini is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2,182 people, or 1 in 21,164. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kilifi County, where 81 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 10 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 7 percent reside. Beside Kenya Samini occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 21 percent reside.
Samini Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Samini last name is predominantly Christian (97%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Samini surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.
The amount Samini earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.06% less than the national average, earning R 130,548 per year and in United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samini Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samini in the Bengali language | ||
| সমিনী | samini | - |
| Samini in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମିନୀ | samini | 70.15 |
| ସାମିନି | samini | 25 |
| ସମିନି | samini | 1.28 |
| ସାମୀନୀ | samini | 0.77 |
| ସାମୀନି | samini | 0.77 |
| ସାମନି | samani | 0.51 |
| ସମିନୀ | samini | 0.51 |
| ସାମନୀ | samani | 0.26 |
| ସାମିନ | samina | 0.26 |
| Samini in the Hindi language | ||
| सामिनी | samini | 61.9 |
| समीनी | samini | 19.05 |
| समिनी | samini | 12.7 |
| सामिनि | samini | 1.59 |
| सामीनी | samini | 1.59 |
| समिणी | samini | 1.59 |
| समिञी | samini | 1.59 |
| Samini in the Marathi language | ||
| सिमनी | simani | 50 |
| समीनी | samini | 41.67 |
| सामीनी | samini | 8.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Samini
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