Samst Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Samst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Samst Last Name Facts

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

Samst is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Samst is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Samst live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Samst is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Other than Germany Samst occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Samst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamst9179/
Samste9128/
Siamst911/
Sams8928,053/
Shahmst831/
Shams80263,050/
Samms802,732/
Samse80341/
Saams80136/
Seams80131/
Saums80128/
Sahms8095/
Saims8069/
Samsø8049/
Samsh8026/
Sjams8021/
Samsz8016/
Sanst8014/
Siams8011/
Samss806/
Somst805/
Camst804/
Jamst803/
Samns803/
Sam's802/
Jsams801/
Samsd801/
Samshtte771/
Shamsh73596/
Schams73489/
Shamss73338/
Samsøe73113/
Shamse73108/
Shahms7318/
Samshe7312/
Shaams739/
Shamms738/
Sanste736/
Saamse736/
Sahams735/
Samshd733/
Shamsz731/
Sahmse731/
Samsjø731/
Samsch731/
Shaims731/
Seamse731/
Jshams731/
Sammsh731/
Sansth731/
Saimms731/
Sheams730/
Sans6715,037/
Soms671,057/
Samz67310/
Zams67137/
Šams6726/
Samsova6719/
Shamshd6719/
Shamshe6713/
Samsche678/
Shamsse675/
Shahmsh672/
Saisems671/
Şams671/
Shansht671/
Jamshte671/
Saimnjt671/

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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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