Sampter Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sampter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sampter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Sampter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sampter (Russian: Самптер) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sampter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sampter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Sampter reside; 50 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 50 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Sampter is most numerous in: Moscow, where 50 percent are found, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 25 percent are found and Volgograd Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Other than Russia Sampter is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Sampter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sampter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sampte924/
Schampter881/
Sempter866/
Sompter863/
Samptey861/
Campter861/
Sanpter860/
Somptier801/
Sampti7716/
Zampte7713/
Sampta775/
Sanpte771/
Compter7194/
Zempter7150/
Sampthi714/
Saumpty712/
Samptti711/
Samptha711/
Shambteh671/
Sampthai671/
Zampty6226/
Sanpta621/
Champti573/
Sambtha571/
Champthy531/

Sampter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sampter in the Russian language
Самптерsampter-

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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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  • 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 Sampter
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