Samsonas Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Samsonas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samsonas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Lithuania101:303,45916,246
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Šamšonas (4) are calculated separately.

Samsonas Last Name Facts

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

Samsonas (Russian: Самсонас) is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Šamšonas. Click here to see other potential spellings of Samsonas.

How Common Is The Last Name Samsonas? popularity and diffusion

Samsonas is the 2,255,512th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Samsonas live; 41 percent live in South America and 41 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 7,381,874. In Brazil Samsonas is most common in: São Paulo, where 76 percent are found, Goiás, where 21 percent are found and Federal District, where 3 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Lithuania, where 14 percent are found.

Samsonas Last Name Statistics demography

Samsonas earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samsonas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samsonas in the Russian language
Самсонасsamsonas-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Samsonas
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