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
Samini (Bengali: সমিনী, Hindi: सामिनी, Marathi: सिमनी, Oriya: ସାମିନୀ) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samini? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 72,088th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,064,808 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Samini are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 32 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 17,114th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 54,745 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,182 people, or 1 in 21,164. In Kenya Samini is most prevalent in: Kilifi County, where 81 percent reside, Mombasa County, where 10 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found 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 primarily Christian (97%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Samini surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% 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
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- 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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