Samm Surname

261,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Samm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3651:993,03873,486
Germany2181:369,29135,132
Austria1541:55,2958,684
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1361:409,69228,019
Trinidad and Tobago691:19,7682,323
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Canada441:837,40065,151
Cambodia371:418,5723,946
Palestine371:122,9427,616
Syria361:536,1405,381
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
India181:42,614,743461,117
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Samm (1,538) may also be a first name.

Samm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samm (Arabic: سامم, Hindi: सांम, Marathi: सांम, Russian: Самм) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 261,614th most widely held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,858,364 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Samm reside; 27 percent reside in North America and 27 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 197,737th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 1,538 people.

The last name Samm is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 365 people, or 1 in 993,038. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 30 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 15 percent live and Austria, where 10 percent live.

Samm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samm surname expanded 462 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 358 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Samm last name are 23.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Samm earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.25% less than the national average, earning $37,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $43,535 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samme891,482/
Sammt89184/
Shamm8919/
Sammd897/
Saumm894/
Saimm893/
Saamm892/
Scamm891/
Szamm891/
Zsamm891/
Sam86512,743/
Shamme802,182/
Schamm80135/
Shaamm801/
Ssamme801/
Saimme801/
Siam7579,012/
Sham7538,625/
Saim7518,049/
Same7515,460/
Sahm755,008/
Camm754,142/
Seam753,977/
Saam753,681/
Saum752,876/
Sjam751,724/
Samh751,084/
Samt75660/
Saym75410/
Samd75329/
Somm75309/
Jamm75193/
Ssam75128/
Scam7596/
Sanm7564/
Sgam7564/
Zamm7545/
Szam7539/
Hsam7527/
Satm7526/
Saïm7513/
Sasm758/
Jsam758/
Sajm756/
Samì751/
Sxam751/
Zsam751/
Schamme7389/
Sattemm734/
Shanmme732/
Shahmme731/
Schaumm730/
Saumd6738,724/
Shame674,518/
Saham673,340/
Shaim671,650/
Shahm671,510/
Jamme671,366/
Shaam671,346/
Somme671,128/
Sağım671,020/
Sheam67911/
Saime67799/
Shaum67478/
Saume67438/
Hsham67308/
Shaym67283/
Sahum67234/
Scham67173/
Siaam67158/
Saame67157/
Seame67124/
Scaum6792/
Samdh6787/
Sayme6772/
Saaim6748/
Sajmh6736/
Zamme6732/
Scaim6731/
Shamt6730/
Sjaam6728/
Shamd6717/
Chamm6716/
Shsam6715/
Shamh6714/
Sağam6714/
Shanm6713/
Shatm6712/
Sahym6711/
Jsaum679/
Saunm677/
Sanme677/
Zaumm676/
Hssam676/
Soumm676/
Sağme676/
Sasme675/
Hsaam675/
Saitm674/
Shjam674/
Szomm674/
Shzam673/
Hsaim673/
Shomm672/
Shasm672/
Saanm672/
Caumm672/
Jsham672/
Shham672/
Satme672/
Shajm672/
Saysm672/
Samdt672/
Samhe672/
Saamd671/
Sausm671/
Sattm671/
Sanmt671/
Jhamm671/
Josmm671/
Giamm671/
Ssham671/
Saaam671/
Hsiam671/
Jssam671/
Jjamm671/
Siaym671/
Saimd671/
Sa'am671/
Sambp671/
Samhd671/
Saïme671/
Soymm671/
Sasnm671/
Samtt671/
Samhh671/
Jsahm671/
Sxham671/
Sceam671/
Saamh671/
Sannm671/
Sianm671/
Zjamm671/
Zsiam671/
Sjaim670/
Sathm670/

Samm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samm in the Hindi language
सांमsamma60.87
सम्मsam'ma26.09
शाँँsamm4.35
साम्मsam'ma4.35
सम्मोsam'mo4.35
Samm in the Marathi language
सांमsamma50
संमsamma50
Samm in the Russian language
Саммsamm-
Samm in the Arabic language
ساممsamm-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samm
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