Samira Surname
Approximately 27,032 people bear this surname
Samira Surname User-submission:
In Arabic, Samir (male surname) and Samira (female surname) designate the person with whom you can have pleasant conversations. In Sanskrit, Samir and Samira means a 'cool breeze', a 'gentle wind' and even 'fragrant morning breeze'.
Samira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 5,407 | 1:29,472 | 1,901 |
| Nigeria | 4,624 | 1:38,309 | 3,086 |
| Cameroon | 3,853 | 1:5,390 | 656 |
| Morocco | 3,306 | 1:10,428 | 1,478 |
| Chad | 1,541 | 1:8,820 | 1,197 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Syria | 1,257 | 1:15,355 | 1,210 |
| Kenya | 1,153 | 1:40,052 | 4,221 |
| Comoros | 663 | 1:1,131 | 163 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Uganda | 465 | 1:83,955 | 8,895 |
| Pakistan | 405 | 1:441,096 | 7,984 |
| Indonesia | 404 | 1:327,349 | 28,648 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| India | 276 | 1:2,779,222 | 85,591 |
| Jordan | 201 | 1:43,992 | 4,701 |
| Lebanon | 188 | 1:29,984 | 3,111 |
| Niger | 122 | 1:157,312 | 5,693 |
| Turkey | 113 | 1:688,685 | 35,465 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Israel | 40 | 1:213,941 | 20,390 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Brazil | 33 | 1:6,487,101 | 155,169 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 22 | 1:834,186 | 9,118 |
| Maldives | 20 | 1:20,209 | 1,301 |
| Palestine | 17 | 1:267,579 | 10,328 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| Tunisia | 12 | 1:50,886 | 6,752 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Azerbaijan | 9 | 1:1,072,125 | 15,755 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Samira (1,529,089) may also be a first name.
Samira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Arabic, Samir (male surname) and Samira (female surname) designate the person with whom you can have pleasant conversations. In Sanskrit, Samir and Samira means a 'cool breeze', a 'gentle wind' and even 'fragrant morning breeze'.
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Samira Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Samira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samira (Arabic: ساميرا, Bengali: সমিরা, Georgian: სამირა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﻴﺮﻩ, Hindi: समीरा, Marathi: समीरा, Oriya: ସମୀର, Russian: Самира) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,239th most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 269,590 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Samira reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 22 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 475th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,529,089 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 5,407 people, or 1 in 29,472. Outside of Bangladesh this last name occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Samira Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Samira surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (95%) in Lebanon and Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
The amount Samira earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning $31,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.71% less than the national average, earning $31,942 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samira in the Georgian language | ||
| სამირა | samira | - |
| Samira in the Hindi language | ||
| समीरा | samira | 88.38 |
| सामीरा | samira | 7.61 |
| समिरा | samira | 2.2 |
| सामिरा | samira | 1.48 |
| समीर | samira | 0.22 |
| ममीरा | mamira | 0.03 |
| समीरां | samiram | 0.03 |
| सोमाराम | somarama | 0.03 |
| सायरा | sayara | 0.03 |
| Samira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﻴﺮﻩ | smyrh | 75 |
| ﺳﻤﻴﺮﺓ | smyrt | 25 |
| Samira in the Marathi language | ||
| समीरा | samira | 68.83 |
| समीर | samira | 14.35 |
| सािदक | saidaka | 1.12 |
| सामीरा | samira | 0.9 |
| िसराज | isaraja | 0.9 |
| सािमरा | saimara | 0.67 |
| अमीर | amira | 0.67 |
| जमीर | jamira | 0.67 |
| सािहल | saihala | 0.45 |
| शमीर | samira | 0.45 |
| िशराज | isaraja | 0.45 |
| शाकीर | sakira | 0.45 |
| अिरफ | airapha | 0.45 |
| समीना | samina | 0.45 |
| सैयद | saiyada | 0.45 |
| सािजद | saijada | 0.45 |
| सारंग | saranga | 0.22 |
| िशिरष | isirasa | 0.22 |
| शागीर | sagira | 0.22 |
| साकीर | sakira | 0.22 |
| सनीरा | sanira | 0.22 |
| समीराबी | samirabi | 0.22 |
| आिरफ | airapha | 0.22 |
| समीरोि | samiroi | 0.22 |
| शमीम | samima | 0.22 |
| शिरफ | sirapha | 0.22 |
| सामंत | samanta | 0.22 |
| हाशमी | hasami | 0.22 |
| शरद | sarada | 0.22 |
| शिरक | siraka | 0.22 |
| साबीर | sabira | 0.22 |
| समीत | samita | 0.22 |
| शािहर | saihara | 0.22 |
| सागीर | sagira | 0.22 |
| अजमीर | ajamira | 0.22 |
| शमीरा | samira | 0.22 |
| Samira in the Bengali language | ||
| সমিরা | samira | 50 |
| সমীরা | samira | 35.71 |
| সমীরচন্দ্র | samiracandra | 7.14 |
| ছামিরা | chamira | 7.14 |
| Samira in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୀର | samira | 40.55 |
| ସମିର | samira | 24.38 |
| ସମିରା | samira | 13.7 |
| ସମୀରା | samira | 9.86 |
| ସାମିରା | samira | 4.38 |
| ସମୀରର | samirara | 1.64 |
| ସାମୀରା | samira | 0.82 |
| ଶାମିରା | samira | 0.55 |
| ସାରଦା | sarada | 0.27 |
| ଶମିର | samira | 0.27 |
| ସମିରର | samirara | 0.27 |
| Samira in the Russian language | ||
| Самира | samira | - |
| Samira in the Arabic language | ||
| ساميرا | samyra | - |
| سميرا | smyra | - |
| سميرة | smyrt | - |
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