Samland Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Samland Surname User-submission:

"Samland" is a peninsula in East Prussia, it protrudes into the Baltic Sea. The city of Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg, place of birth and life of Immanuel Kant) is located in the Samland.

In Norse the population was called "Semben", probably the origin of the word "Samland".

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Samland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7501:107,34113,260
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Norway1141:45,1086,444
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Samland Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

"Samland" is a peninsula in East Prussia, it protrudes into the Baltic Sea. The city of Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg, place of birth and life of Immanuel Kant) is located in the Samland.

In Norse the population was called "Semben", probably the origin of the word "Samland". The Samland is also known as the land of amber as one can find amber there. It was part of Germany untill 1945, today one part of it belongs to Russia (exclave of the Russian Federation) and the other part to Poland.

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Samland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Samland is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Samland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samland? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 348,836th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Samland live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Samland is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 750 people, or 1 in 107,341. In Germany Samland is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Norway, where 11 percent reside.

Samland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Samland surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samland earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning 333,535 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.46% more than the national average, earning $72,764 CAD per year.

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