Samsa Surname
Approximately 4,928 people bear this surname
Samsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,717 | 1:28,642 | 3,199 |
| Slovenia | 389 | 1:6,395 | 1,373 |
| United States | 370 | 1:979,619 | 72,663 |
| Indonesia | 256 | 1:516,598 | 42,062 |
| India | 177 | 1:4,333,703 | 114,361 |
| Croatia | 152 | 1:27,820 | 5,749 |
| Nigeria | 123 | 1:1,440,185 | 55,603 |
| Uganda | 114 | 1:342,450 | 22,679 |
| Philippines | 110 | 1:920,347 | 82,471 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Australia | 75 | 1:359,943 | 30,133 |
| Italy | 60 | 1:1,019,278 | 70,256 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Nepal | 10 | 1:2,848,096 | 9,545 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
The alternate forms: Šamša (108) are calculated separately.
Samsa (6,791) may also be a first name.
Samsa Demographics
Average Male Samsa Height
173.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Samsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samsa (Bengali: ছামছা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﺴﺎ, Hindi: समसा, Marathi: समसा, Oriya: ସମ୍ସ, Russian: Самса) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Šamša. For other possible spellings of Samsa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samsa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 96,494th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,478,804 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Samsa live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 79,143rd most widely held first name internationally, held by 6,791 people.
Samsa is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,717 people, or 1 in 28,642. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Adana Province, where 11 percent live and Malatya Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Turkey Samsa occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Samsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Samsa has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Samsa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Samsa are 15.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Samsa earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 19.51% less than the national average, earning $34,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.85% more than the national average, earning $63,023 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samsa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samsa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻣﺴﺎ | samsa | - |
| Samsa in the Bengali language | ||
| ছামছা | chamacha | - |
| Samsa in the Marathi language | ||
| समसा | samasa | 99.19 |
| समा | sama | 0.81 |
| Samsa in the Hindi language | ||
| समसा | samasa | 94.1 |
| सम्सा | samsa | 3.57 |
| सामसा | samasa | 1.78 |
| सम्स | samsa | 0.27 |
| सूमसा | sumasa | 0.14 |
| शम्से | samse | 0.14 |
| Samsa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମ୍ସ | samsa | 75 |
| ସମ୍ସା | samsa | 25 |
| Samsa in the Russian language | ||
| Самса | samsa | - |
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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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- 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 Samsa
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