Samms Surname
Approximately 2,732 people bear this surname
Samms Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,056 | 1:343,238 | 30,872 |
| Jamaica | 626 | 1:4,585 | 618 |
| Canada | 575 | 1:64,079 | 7,462 |
| England | 341 | 1:163,396 | 15,207 |
| Panama | 56 | 1:69,862 | 3,012 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Cayman Islands | 6 | 1:10,649 | 1,253 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 104 | 1:234,379 | 17,485 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:469,333 | 33,530 |
Samms (17) may also be a first name.
Samms Demographics
Average Male Samms Height
174.68 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Samms Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samms Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samms (Marathi: सम) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Samms.
How Common Is The Last Name Samms? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 159,693rd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,667,477 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Samms live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Samms is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 17 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,056 people, or 1 in 343,238. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Samms exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 21 percent live.
Samms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Samms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 987 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 328 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samms Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Samms last name are 1.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.89% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Samms earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $46,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.35% less than the national average, earning $42,056 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamms | 91 | 8 | / |
| Sammsh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Saimms | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sams | 89 | 28,053 | / |
| Shams | 80 | 263,050 | / |
| Samse | 80 | 341 | / |
| Saams | 80 | 136 | / |
| Seams | 80 | 131 | / |
| Saums | 80 | 128 | / |
| Sahms | 80 | 95 | / |
| Saims | 80 | 69 | / |
| Samsø | 80 | 49 | / |
| Samsh | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sjams | 80 | 21 | / |
| Samsz | 80 | 16 | / |
| Siams | 80 | 11 | / |
| Semms | 80 | 9 | / |
| Samst | 80 | 7 | / |
| Saems | 80 | 6 | / |
| Samss | 80 | 6 | / |
| Camms | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sam's | 80 | 2 | / |
| Scams | 80 | 2 | / |
| Somms | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jamms | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sammz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jsams | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samsd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamsh | 73 | 596 | / |
| Schams | 73 | 489 | / |
| Shamss | 73 | 338 | / |
| Samsøe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Shamse | 73 | 108 | / |
| Shamst | 73 | 79 | / |
| Siemms | 73 | 35 | / |
| Shahms | 73 | 18 | / |
| Shemms | 73 | 12 | / |
| Samshe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Shaams | 73 | 9 | / |
| Saamse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sahams | 73 | 5 | / |
| Samshd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shamsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahmse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samsjø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaims | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seamse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jshams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seymms | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sheams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shhaammss | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soms | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Jams | 67 | 621 | / |
| Samz | 67 | 310 | / |
| Cams | 67 | 305 | / |
| Sems | 67 | 244 | / |
| Zams | 67 | 137 | / |
| Šams | 67 | 26 | / |
| Samsova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shamshd | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shamshe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Samsche | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shamsse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shahmsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Şams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahmst | 67 | 1 | / |
Samms Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samms in the Marathi language | ||
| सम | sama | - |
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Samms Reference & Research
Sams DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sams FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samms
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis