Samour Surname
Approximately 11,673 people bear this surname
Samour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 4,388 | 1:2,015 | 366 |
| Palestine | 2,935 | 1:1,550 | 293 |
| Syria | 1,089 | 1:17,724 | 1,359 |
| Lebanon | 712 | 1:7,917 | 1,247 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Iraq | 555 | 1:63,102 | 2,282 |
| France | 371 | 1:179,037 | 27,905 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| United States | 178 | 1:2,036,286 | 130,241 |
| Kuwait | 145 | 1:26,212 | 3,463 |
| El Salvador | 95 | 1:66,778 | 1,410 |
| United Arab Emirates | 65 | 1:140,958 | 11,513 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Samour (188) may also be a first name.
Samour Demographics
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Samour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samour Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samour (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻮﺭ, Hindi: सामौर) occurs most in Jordan. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samour? popularity and diffusion
Samour is the 44,491st most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 624,308 people. The last name Samour is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Samour reside; 91 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 663,277th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 188 people.
The last name is most common in Jordan, where it is borne by 4,388 people, or 1 in 2,015. In Jordan it is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 71 percent reside, Zarqa Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Irbid Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Jordan it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 25 percent reside and Syria, where 9 percent reside.
Samour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Samour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samour surname grew 17,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Samour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Samour last name is predominantly Maronite (37%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Samour surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.
The amount Samour earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning $46,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $53,658 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samour Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samour in the Hindi language | ||
| सामौर | samaura | - |
| Samour in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻣﻮﺭ | samwr | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻣﻮﺭ | alsamwr | 50 |
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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
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