Samra Surname
Approximately 29,572 people bear this surname
Samra Surname User-submission:
The Samra surname means 'dark brown' in Arabic (femimine word for brown).
Samra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 13,942 | 1:6,594 | 805 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,902 | 1:10,633 | 1,467 |
| England | 2,004 | 1:27,803 | 3,765 |
| Lebanon | 1,789 | 1:3,151 | 596 |
| United States | 1,783 | 1:203,286 | 19,967 |
| India | 1,576 | 1:486,717 | 24,690 |
| Canada | 1,306 | 1:28,213 | 3,727 |
| Pakistan | 835 | 1:213,945 | 5,103 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Turkey | 293 | 1:265,602 | 18,069 |
| Algeria | 260 | 1:148,583 | 19,471 |
| Syria | 244 | 1:79,103 | 3,164 |
| Jordan | 198 | 1:44,659 | 4,729 |
| United Arab Emirates | 167 | 1:54,864 | 5,377 |
| Australia | 160 | 1:168,723 | 17,330 |
| Philippines | 137 | 1:738,965 | 73,424 |
| Indonesia | 118 | 1:1,120,756 | 80,521 |
| Argentina | 102 | 1:419,053 | 31,889 |
| Iraq | 100 | 1:350,217 | 6,594 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Venezuela | 75 | 1:402,721 | 8,293 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Scotland | 54 | 1:99,145 | 6,812 |
| Qatar | 50 | 1:47,160 | 4,880 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| Palestine | 26 | 1:174,956 | 8,796 |
| Maldives | 24 | 1:16,840 | 1,162 |
| Honduras | 23 | 1:383,324 | 3,011 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| Senegal | 12 | 1:1,214,945 | 3,496 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Samra (45,654) may also be a first name.
Samra Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Samra surname means 'dark brown' in Arabic (femimine word for brown).
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Average Samra Salary in
United States
$51,835 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samra (Arabic: صامره, Bengali: সম্রা, Georgian: სამრა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻤﺮﻩ, Hindi: समरा, Marathi: समरा, Oriya: ସମା, Russian: Самра) is found most in Egypt. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samra? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,640th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 246,434 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Samra are found; 51 percent are found in North Africa and 47 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Samra is also the 19,961st most widely held first name at a global level, held by 45,654 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 13,942 people, or 1 in 6,594. Outside of Egypt Samra is found in 89 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Samra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Maronite (56%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Samra surname are 4.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Samra earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning R 270,564 per year; in United States they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $51,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $58,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samra in the Georgian language | ||
| სამრა | samra | - |
| Samra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻤﺮﻩ | smrh | - |
| Samra in the Marathi language | ||
| समरा | samara | 71.7 |
| सामरा | samara | 16.98 |
| समर | samara | 1.89 |
| समन | samana | 1.89 |
| Samra in the Bengali language | ||
| সম্রা | samra | 64.52 |
| সমরা | samara | 32.26 |
| সামরা | samara | 3.23 |
| Samra in the Hindi language | ||
| समरा | samara | 62.31 |
| सामरा | samara | 36.44 |
| समर | samara | 0.36 |
| सम्रा | samra | 0.27 |
| शर्मा | sarma | 0.09 |
| सोमरा | somara | 0.09 |
| सायरा | sayara | 0.09 |
| साम्रा | samra | 0.09 |
| Samra in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମା | sama | 57.14 |
| ସମରା | samara | 40 |
| ସାମା | sama | 0.82 |
| ସମର | samara | 0.41 |
| ସମୀର | samira | 0.41 |
| ଷମରା | samara | 0.41 |
| ସମିର | samira | 0.41 |
| ସାମାଦ | samada | 0.41 |
| Samra in the Russian language | ||
| Самра | samra | - |
| Samra in the Arabic language | ||
| صامره | samrh | - |
| السمرا | alsmra | - |
| سمرة | smrt | - |
| سمرا | smra | - |
| سمره | smrh | - |
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