Sammars Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sammars Surname Definition:

From Samarés; a location name in Jersey.

Sammars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sammars Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Samarés; a location name in Jersey.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sammars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sammars occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sammars click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sammars? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sammars is the 3,373,373rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Sammars reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England Sammars is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 27 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 24 percent are found and Dorset, where 18 percent are found. Not including England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Sri Lanka, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samars92232/
Sommars86219/
Sammers86107/
Seamars8614/
Shamars8612/
Jammars8611/
Samarsh864/
Samarse863/
Samarst861/
Szammers802/
Shsamars801/
Schamars801/
Shamarsh801/
Sommarås801/
Shahmars801/
Seammers800/
Seamarsh800/
Samers77128/
Samors7727/
Somars7710/
Semars772/
Camars772/
Jamars771/
Sémars771/
Sathmarsh750/
Sattmarsh750/
Sommers7119,427/
Camarsh7133/
Saumers7117/
Seamers7113/
Semmers7111/
Soumars718/
Giammearse716/
Samarch712/
Sameers712/
Chamars712/
Samarce711/
Shamers711/
Samarze711/
Sommors711/
Samerss711/
Cammors710/
Semmors710/
Seimears67155/
Soummers6733/
Jammarch6718/
Schamers672/
Siemmers671/
Chamarse671/
Satmarch671/
Saumarje671/
Samarche671/
Shameers671/
Sommoers671/
Shamours671/
Commarsh670/
Commajrs670/
Sommmers670/

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Footnotes

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