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

The last name Samst has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samst is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Samst is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Samst reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 13,417,576. In Germany Samst is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs 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 share of the population with the last name contracted 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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