Samst Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Samst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Samst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samst is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samst? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samst is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Samst live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Samst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Samst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samst surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamst | 91 | 79 | / |
| Samste | 91 | 28 | / |
| Siamst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sams | 89 | 28,053 | / |
| Shahmst | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shams | 80 | 263,050 | / |
| Samms | 80 | 2,732 | / |
| Samse | 80 | 341 | / |
| Saams | 80 | 136 | / |
| Seams | 80 | 131 | / |
| Saums | 80 | 128 | / |
| Sahms | 80 | 95 | / |
| Saims | 80 | 69 | / |
| Samsø | 80 | 49 | / |
| Samsh | 80 | 26 | / |
| Sjams | 80 | 21 | / |
| Samsz | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sanst | 80 | 14 | / |
| Siams | 80 | 11 | / |
| Samss | 80 | 6 | / |
| Somst | 80 | 5 | / |
| Camst | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jamst | 80 | 3 | / |
| Samns | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sam's | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jsams | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samsd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samshtte | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamsh | 73 | 596 | / |
| Schams | 73 | 489 | / |
| Shamss | 73 | 338 | / |
| Samsøe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Shamse | 73 | 108 | / |
| Shahms | 73 | 18 | / |
| Samshe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Shaams | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shamms | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sanste | 73 | 6 | / |
| Saamse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sahams | 73 | 5 | / |
| Samshd | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shamsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sahmse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samsjø | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shaims | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seamse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jshams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sansth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saimms | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sans | 67 | 15,037 | / |
| Soms | 67 | 1,057 | / |
| Samz | 67 | 310 | / |
| Zams | 67 | 137 | / |
| Šams | 67 | 26 | / |
| Samsova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shamshd | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shamshe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Samsche | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shamsse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shahmsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saisems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Şams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shansht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamshte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saimnjt | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Samst
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