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 more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šamša. Click here to see other potential spellings of Samsa.
How Common Is The Last Name Samsa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samsa is the 96,494th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,478,804 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Samsa are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 47 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 79,143rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 6,791 people.
The surname Samsa is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,717 people, or 1 in 28,642. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent reside, Adana Province, where 11 percent reside and Malatya Province, where 11 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Samsa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Samsa has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Samsa surname 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 Republicans than the national average, with 62.65% being registered to vote for the 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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