Samma Surname
Approximately 4,075 people bear this surname
Samma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 826 | 1:160,108 | 15,625 |
| Thailand | 755 | 1:93,561 | 13,182 |
| India | 587 | 1:1,306,755 | 51,202 |
| Niger | 437 | 1:43,918 | 2,293 |
| Philippines | 333 | 1:304,019 | 42,942 |
| Benin | 188 | 1:54,977 | 6,856 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 1:2,414,107 | 21,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Burkina Faso | 44 | 1:417,093 | 6,319 |
| Mauritius | 39 | 1:33,165 | 6,661 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Samma (12,112) may also be a first name.
Samma Demographics
Average Samma Salary in
United States
$45,774 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samma Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samma (Bengali: সম্মা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻣﺎ, Hindi: सम्मा, Marathi: सांमा, Oriya: ସା, Russian: Самма) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samma? popularity and diffusion
Samma is the 113,524th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,788,355 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 63 percent of Samma are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 19 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Samma is also the 53,813th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 12,112 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 826 people, or 1 in 160,108. In Indonesia Samma is primarily found in: South Sulawesi, where 47 percent live, Papua, where 16 percent live and Riau Islands, where 11 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 19 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Samma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Samma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Samma last name expanded 5,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Samma Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Samma surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Samma earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning $45,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.34% less than the national average, earning $33,117 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samma in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্মা | sam'ma | - |
| Samma in the Hindi language | ||
| सम्मा | sam'ma | 95.18 |
| साममा | samama | 2.21 |
| सांमा | samma | 0.95 |
| सममा | samama | 0.79 |
| संमा | samma | 0.16 |
| साम्मा | sam'ma | 0.16 |
| समा | sama | 0.16 |
| शम्मा | sam'ma | 0.08 |
| सम्म | sam'ma | 0.08 |
| शम्भा | sambha | 0.08 |
| शमा | sama | 0.08 |
| Samma in the Oriya language | ||
| ସା | sa | 64.86 |
| ସାା | saa | 9.01 |
| ସମା | sama | 8.11 |
| େବଗମ | ebagama | 4.5 |
| ସମମା | samama | 1.8 |
| ସାମା | sama | 1.8 |
| େସାମା | esama | 0.9 |
| ଖଁା | khama | 0.9 |
| ସାମମା | samama | 0.9 |
| ଶମଁା | samama | 0.9 |
| ଅୁମ | auma | 0.9 |
| ସମାମା | samama | 0.9 |
| ସାମାଃ | samah | 0.9 |
| ଜାହଁା | jahama | 0.9 |
| Samma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻣﺎ | sama | 33.33 |
| ﺳﺎﻣﻪ | samh | 33.33 |
| ﺍﻟﺼﺎﻣﻪ | alsamh | 33.33 |
| Samma in the Marathi language | ||
| सांमा | samma | 26.67 |
| सं | sam | 26.67 |
| समा | sama | 20 |
| संमा | samma | 13.33 |
| शामला | samala | 6.67 |
| सामा | sama | 6.67 |
| Samma in the Russian language | ||
| Самма | samma | - |
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Footnotes
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