Samland Surname
Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname
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".
Read More About This SurnameSamland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 750 | 1:107,341 | 13,260 |
| United States | 142 | 1:2,552,528 | 155,105 |
| Norway | 114 | 1:45,108 | 6,444 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
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
Samland is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samland? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samland is the 348,836th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Samland are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Samland is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 750 people, or 1 in 107,341. In Germany it is mostly 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 is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Norway, where 11 percent reside.
Samland Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Samland are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered with 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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