Samsonov Surname

15,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Samsonov Surname User-submission:

This surname literally means 'of Samson', the Biblical figure.

Samsonov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia30,3071:4,755554
Ukraine2,0141:22,6033,198
Belarus1,5201:6,251867
Kazakhstan6181:28,6123,982
Uzbekistan2181:141,8776,929
Israel1861:46,0096,150
Kyrgyzstan1751:34,1295,416
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Moldova1201:29,6784,765
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Tajikistan321:262,0842,213
Transnistria231:20,6393,640
Georgia231:162,85010,905
England221:2,532,63991,802
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Azerbaijan181:536,06210,041
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Austria91:946,15970,786
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Finland61:916,11741,832
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Samsonov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname literally means 'of Samson', the Biblical figure.

- spavel

Samsonov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samsonov (Georgian: სამსონოვი, Russian: Самсонов) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samsonov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samsonov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samsonov is the 15,653rd most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 204,724 people. The last name Samsonov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Samsonov live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Samsonov is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 30,307 people, or 1 in 4,755. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 10 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Samsonov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (83%) in Belarus, Orthodox (69%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Samsonov surname are 8.41% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Samsonov earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.74% less than the national average, earning $42,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samsonov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samsonov in the Georgian language
სამსონოვიsamsonovi-
Samsonov in the Russian language
Самсоновsamsonov-

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