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

Samur (Arabic: صمور, Georgian: სამურ, Hindi: समूर, Marathi: समुर, Oriya: ସମୁର, Russian: Самур) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samur? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Samur is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is borne by 7,619 people, or 1 in 10,214. In Turkey Samur is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 9 percent are found and Konya Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Turkey Samur is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Chile, where 2 percent are found.

Samur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Samur has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Samur last name 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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