Samur Surname

56,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Samur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7,6191:10,2141,350
Indonesia3691:358,39930,926
Chile2261:77,9493,128
Romania1941:103,49411,720
Ukraine1351:337,20542,145
Colombia871:549,1277,304
France591:1,125,809120,603
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Afghanistan381:846,1368,622
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
United States241:15,102,456529,929
India231:33,350,669396,143
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Northern Cyprus211:15,1913,865
England161:3,482,379114,324
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Moldova111:323,76125,884
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Samur (2,875) may also be a first name.

Samur Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samur (Arabic: صمور, Georgian: სამურ, Hindi: समूर, Marathi: समुर, Oriya: ସମୁର, Russian: Самур) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,046th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 805,165 people. The surname Samur is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Samur reside; 75 percent reside in West Asia and 75 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Samur is also the 135,615th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 2,875 people.

The surname is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 7,619 people, or 1 in 10,214. In Turkey Samur is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside and Konya Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Samur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samur has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samur Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Samur earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 52.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,234 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $22,605,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning $39,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samour9111,673/
Sameur911,884/
Saumur91619/
Sammur91424/
Shamur91174/
Samaur91129/
Samhur9146/
Samure9144/
Saimur9128/
Saymur9113/
Samgur9112/
Sahmur9110/
Samutr918/
Samuir911/
Samurt911/
Sammour833,698/
Saumure831,383/
Shahmur83584/
Samoure83360/
Shamour8355/
Seamour8340/
Saymour8314/
Samgour839/
Siameur836/
Saimour835/
Siamour835/
Samaure833/
Saummur832/
Samhour832/
Samhure831/
Shammur831/
Samourd831/
Sahmour831/
Sammeur831/
Saemour831/
Samuthr831/
Seamaur830/
Çamur807,727/
Zamur801,696/
Samor801,668/
Somur80867/
Jamur80599/
Semur80354/
Camur80206/
Samurova7732/
Siammour7722/
Saumeure771/
Shahmour771/
Saismutr771/
Sammoure771/
Seamoure770/
Jamour732,009/
Jamhur731,338/
Samoor73270/
Saimor73244/
Chamur73209/
Zamour73209/
Zamhur73165/
Seymur73160/
Zamurd73137/
Somure7396/
Seimur7387/
Samorì7365/
Sammor7341/
Samhor7329/
Jamure7328/
Semeur7326/
Zammur7324/
Camaur7321/
Shamor7321/
Ceamur7320/
Jaimur7314/
Saymor7312/
Shemur7312/
Camour7311/
Jamuir7311/
Samoer739/
Zamure736/
Jamaur734/
Samorh734/
Seamor733/
Semaur733/
Soomur733/
Jhamur732/
Sommur732/
Somurt732/
Jahmur731/
Szamor731/
Cameur731/
Giamur731/
Jameur731/
Somaur731/
Seumur731/
Samorr731/
Zamurz731/
Zahmur731/
Zamuir731/
Jamurd731/
Jasmur731/
Siemur730/
Shamurova71116/
Samourova711/
Seymour6766,041/
Soumeur67688/
Jamhour67619/
Chamour67515/
Djamhur67337/
Jaamour67263/
Shomure67237/
Shamoor67206/
Jamoure67204/
Semmour67136/
Zammour6721/
Samoore6711/
Djamour6711/
Chaumur679/
Soumour679/
Sommour676/
Shomour676/
Camauër675/
Somoure674/
Jammure674/
Seymaur674/
Jaumour674/
Zamhour674/
Jahmour673/
Zammurd673/
Sommutr673/
Seymure672/
Saimoor672/
Zamourd672/
Suimour672/
Chameur672/
Sammoor672/
Zamoure672/
Chamure671/
Chhamur671/
Jajmure671/
Saymoer671/
Seimour671/
Seymeur671/
Soumure671/
Seimure671/
Jammour671/
Zamurdh671/
Dzhamur671/
Chamaur671/
Djameur671/
Zamaurd671/
Zammurt671/
Jamhurh671/
Saymoor670/
Cammeur670/
Seemour670/
Seamoor670/

Samur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samur in the Georgian language
სამურsamur-
Samur in the Marathi language
समुरsamura-
Samur in the Oriya language
ସମୁରsamura85.71
ସମୂରsamura14.29
Samur in the Hindi language
समूरsamura54.84
समुरsamura41.94
समुड़ाsamura3.23
Samur in the Russian language
Самурsamur-
Samur in the Arabic language
صمورsmwr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samur
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