Samosir Surname

14,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Samosir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samosir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia37,1211:3,563430
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Samosir (247) may also be a first name.

Samosir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samosir is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samosir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,953rd most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 195,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Samosir live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 567,531st most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 247 people.

The last name Samosir is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 37,121 people, or 1 in 3,563. In Indonesia Samosir is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 66 percent are found, Riau, where 9 percent are found and West Java, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Samosir Last Name Statistics demography

Samosir earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.76% more than the national average, earning $59,011 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hsamosir9324/
Samasir86358/
Somosir8648/
Samusir8634/
Shamasir80141/
Samashir8057/
Samasair808/
Sammusir801/
Shamashir75278/
Saimesier756/
Shamouzir751/
Samashair751/
Samaser711,554/
Samagir7149/
Jamasir7112/
Shamashair7111/
Samajir714/
Sameser711/
Shammashir711/
Somasir711/
Samasher67648/
Shamaser67546/
Shamasirova6734/
Shamagir6731/
Jamashir6716/
Samasere6712/
Samagire6711/
Samaseer674/
Sammeser673/
Shameser671/
Shamajir671/
Somashir671/
Samaserr671/
Chomosir671/

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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 Samosir
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