Samit Surname
Approximately 5,670 people bear this surname
Samit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 1,887 | 1:37,434 | 3,993 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Indonesia | 322 | 1:410,712 | 34,667 |
| United Arab Emirates | 290 | 1:31,594 | 3,414 |
| India | 267 | 1:2,872,904 | 87,446 |
| United States | 153 | 1:2,369,013 | 146,433 |
| Chile | 130 | 1:135,511 | 4,777 |
| Turkey | 124 | 1:627,592 | 33,285 |
| Spain | 120 | 1:389,600 | 21,500 |
| Malaysia | 94 | 1:313,768 | 17,074 |
| Uruguay | 89 | 1:38,559 | 4,430 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Samit (43,189) may also be a first name.
Samit Demographics
Average Samit Salary in
United States
$46,412 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samit (Bengali: সমিত, Georgian: სამიტ, Hindi: समित, Marathi: समीत, Oriya: ସମିତ, Russian: Самит, Tibetan: ས་མིད་) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Samit click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samit? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 85,126th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,285,281 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Samit reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Samit is also the 20,872nd most commonly used given name in the world, held by 43,189 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is held by 1,887 people, or 1 in 37,434. In Thailand Samit is primarily found in: Nakhon Phanom Province, where 39 percent are found, Chonburi Province, where 11 percent are found and Sisaket Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Thailand Samit occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 16 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.
Samit Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Samit last name is principally Maronite (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Samit surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Samit earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.56% more than the national average, earning $46,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.47% more than the national average, earning $82,706 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samit in the Marathi language | ||
| समीत | samita | 87.79 |
| समीर | samira | 2.58 |
| समीट | samita | 1.17 |
| शम | sama | 0.7 |
| सामीत | samita | 0.47 |
| वामी | vami | 0.47 |
| सुमीत | sumita | 0.47 |
| समी | sami | 0.23 |
| समीप | samipa | 0.23 |
| सनीत | sanita | 0.23 |
| समील | samila | 0.23 |
| अंबी | ambi | 0.23 |
| Samit in the Bengali language | ||
| সমিত | samita | 85.71 |
| সমীত | samita | 10.2 |
| সামিত | samita | 1.36 |
| শমিত | samita | 0.68 |
| সমিৎ | samit | 0.68 |
| সমিত্ | samit | 0.68 |
| Samit in the Hindi language | ||
| समित | samita | 79.77 |
| समीत | samita | 15.93 |
| सामित | samita | 3 |
| सुमित | sumita | 0.39 |
| सामीत | samita | 0.26 |
| समीम | samima | 0.13 |
| सुमीत | sumita | 0.13 |
| समिट | samita | 0.13 |
| Samit in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମିତ | samita | 67.04 |
| ସମୀତ | samita | 12.68 |
| ସମିତ୍ | samit | 11.27 |
| ସମୀତ୍ | samit | 1.97 |
| ସମି | sami | 1.41 |
| ସାମିତ୍ | samit | 1.13 |
| ସୁମିତ | sumita | 0.28 |
| ସମିତା | samita | 0.28 |
| ଅମିତ | amita | 0.28 |
| ସମୀ | sami | 0.28 |
| ସାମିତ | samita | 0.28 |
| Samit in the Georgian language | ||
| სამიტ | samit | 66.67 |
| სამით | samit | 33.33 |
| Samit in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་མིད་ | sami | 50 |
| ས་མིཏ་ | samita | 50 |
| Samit in the Russian language | ||
| Самит | samit | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samit
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