Samp Surname

208,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Samp Surname Definition:

(English) A contraction of Sampson, q.v.

Samp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0321:351,22031,476
Poland3851:98,72415,077
Germany2241:359,39934,546
Brazil1541:1,390,09346,994
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
France171:3,907,219231,005
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
India131:59,005,029552,550
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China21:683,660,78330,601
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Samp (139) may also be a first name.

Samp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) A contraction of Sampson, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Samp Last Name Facts

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

Samp (Bengali: সম্প, Hindi: सम्प, Marathi: संप) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samp? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 208,569th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,675,011 people. Samp is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Samp are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 784,558th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 139 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,032 people, or 1 in 351,220. In The United States Samp is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 25 percent reside, Michigan, where 11 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Samp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Samp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,243 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Samp last name are 20.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Samp earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.76% less than the national average, earning 166,953 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.97% less than the national average, earning R 28,584 per year; in United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning $43,205 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sampe898,355/
Shamp891,517/
Scamp89569/
Sampt89244/
Szamp8958/
Samph8934/
Samps8929/
Sambp891/
Samnp891/
Saump891/
Seamp890/
Sammp890/
Sampf890/
Schamp802,134/
Shampe809/
Samppe804/
Shaimp802/
Shamps802/
Samphe801/
Shampz801/
Sanmpe801/
Satmps801/
Sahamp801/
Samb7585,385/
Camp7551,169/
Somp751,065/
Semp75609/
Sanp7562/
Jamp7544/
Zamp7529/
Samv758/
Sapd751/
Schamps7346/
Schaump7331/
Sampova734/
Schampp731/
Schampf731/
Schhamp730/
Champ677,296/
Sempf67967/
Jhamp67754/
Sompe67209/
Sambs67171/
Sambh67144/
Dcamp67124/
Shanp67123/
Jampe67111/
Campf6797/
Semph6759/
Somph6736/
Somps6730/
Shamb6730/
Sanpe6727/
Zampe6726/
Camph6720/
Shemp6717/
Saimb6716/
Giamp6716/
Siamb6715/
Scomp6711/
Saanp678/
Jamps675/
Seanp675/
Campp675/
Cammp675/
Sambt674/
Siemp674/
Josmp674/
Ceamp673/
Jambp672/
Saheenmp671/
Soemp671/
Sambz671/
Djamp671/
Sammb671/
Sajmb671/
Sanph671/
Sambd671/
Shomp671/
Sanpt671/
Sanpp671/
Saumb671/
Sompt670/
Jaump670/
Saunp670/
Caump670/

Samp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samp in the Marathi language
संपsampa-
Samp in the Bengali language
সম্পsampa83.33
সম্পাsampa16.67
Samp in the Hindi language
सम्पsampa64.71
सांपsampa11.76
समपीsamapi5.88
संपतsampata5.88
साँपsampa5.88
सम्पतsampata5.88

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