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 last name Samsa (Bengali: ছামছা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﺴﺎ, Hindi: समसा, Marathi: समसा, Oriya: ସମ୍ସ, Russian: Самса) is found most in Turkey. It can also appear in the variant forms: Šamša. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samsa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,494th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,478,804 people. The surname Samsa is primarily found 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 prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,791 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,717 people, or 1 in 28,642. In Turkey Samsa is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Adana Province, where 11 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Slovenia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Samsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Samsa has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 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 Republicans than The US 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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