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Where Does The Last Name Samir Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Samir (Arabic: سمري, Bengali: সমীর, Georgian: სამირ, Hindi: समीर, Marathi: समीर, Oriya: ସମୀର, Russian: Самир, Tibetan: ས་མིར་) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Sämir. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samir? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,084^th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,742 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Samir live; 81 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 591^st most common first name worldwide, held by 1,318,557 people.

It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is held by 370,729 people, or 1 in 248. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 117 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent are found and Morocco, where 3 percent are found.

Samir Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Samir last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (54%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Samir last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.99% less than the national average, earning 186,910 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.29% less than the national average, earning R 89,616 per year; in United States they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $38,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.47% less than the national average, earning $41,499 CAD per year.