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Where Does The Last Name Samo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Samo (Arabic: سمَو, Bengali: সামো, Georgian: სამო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻮ, Hindi: सामो, Marathi: सामो, Oriya: ସେମା, Russian: Само, Tibetan: ས་མོ།) is found most in Mozambique. It can also appear as a variant: Šamo, Samó or Samô. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 11,730^th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 152,239 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Samo reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 18,621^st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 49,606 people.

The last name Samo is most commonly occurring in Mozambique, where it is borne by 15,450 people, or 1 in 1,765. Not including Mozambique this surname is found in 103 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.

Samo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Samo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Samo last name increased 2,847 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Samo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Chaldean Catholic (64%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Samo last name are 41.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,831 per year; in South Africa they earn 76.45% less than the national average, earning R 55,956 per year; in United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.95% more than the national average, earning $60,589 CAD per year.