Samphire Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Samphire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samphire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Samphire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samphire occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Samphire.

How Common Is The Last Name Samphire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Samphire live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 34 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found and Dorset, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Samphire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Samphire has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Samphire last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samphire Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Samphire earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $50,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samphir9337/
Sampire9311/
Samphier88145/
Sampiere8888/
Camphire8836/
Samphere8823/
Semphire8822/
Shampire881/
Zamphire880/
Sampir86281/
Sampre8653/
Saimphairee842/
Siamphairee841/
Sampierre8210/
Sampieree821/
Sampere801,515/
Sampier80336/
Sampior80250/
Sampair80165/
Sampare80135/
Sampiri8074/
Sampure8070/
Sampher8036/
Saimpre8014/
Zampire8014/
Sampira8011/
Sompire807/
Campire804/
Sammpre801/
Jampire801/
Sempire801/
Siamphairi7838/
Seampairee782/
Siampairee781/
Sampieri753,119/
Semphere75340/
Sampiray75290/
Zampiere75211/
Samperez7596/
Champire7546/
Siampiri7535/
Zampires759/
Sampiori757/
Shampure754/
Sampiery753/
Sampiroy753/
Camphere752/
Sampitri752/
Samperre752/
Sempaire752/
Samperes752/
Jampeire752/
Samphear751/
Sempiere751/
Sanpiere751/
Zampaire751/
Shampiri751/
Shahbire751/
Shompire751/
Sahabire751/
Sabhaire751/
Sampirih751/
Sammpere751/
Schampir751/
Samparee751/
Jamphere750/
Sanphere750/
Campfire750/
Shampier750/
Samppere750/
Samper7112,483/
Sabire71384/
Sompre7198/
Schampier7186/
Sampyr7156/
Savire7120/
Chomphire7120/
Zampierre7115/
Sanpierre714/
Samfir714/
Sampearre713/
Zampir713/
Sanpre711/
Shaympure711/
Sampierri711/
Sainpiere710/
Shampered710/
Sempere678,354/
Samperi672,493/
Sompare672,473/
Sampeur67923/
Samfira67505/
Sampera67204/
Sampert67156/
Sampuri67132/
Sampear67100/
Szamper6775/
Sempiri6773/
Savoire6765/
Sampeer6759/
Shamper6751/
Shabire6746/
Zampiri6745/
Sanpere6745/
Sanpher6744/
Sampery6724/
Savhere6717/
Jampiri6712/
Sompure6712/
Sainfre6712/
Sabhiri679/
Sabitre679/
Campiri676/
Zampere676/
Zampira676/
Sabireh675/
Campere675/
Sabhira675/
Sabiere675/
Sanpier674/
Shobire674/
Siabire674/
Shavire672/
Savaire672/
Seanpierre672/
Sobaire672/
Sanpare671/
Sanpure671/
Zamfire671/
Zampirr671/
Saveire671/
Savhiri671/
Sonpire671/
Zanpire671/
Sempére671/
Sabirer671/
Sahbiri671/
Sainpherie671/
Sainpierre671/
Sabiree671/
Sabiret671/
Savirea671/
Sempère671/
Champir671/
Sompier671/
Sabirie671/
Sabirej671/
Sabirre671/
Sompher671/
Samfier670/
Camfire670/
Compire670/

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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 Samphire
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