Samurai Surname
Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname
Samurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 272 | 1:128,756 | 3,545 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Russia | 118 | 1:1,221,382 | 88,976 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Israel | 75 | 1:114,102 | 12,745 |
| Jordan | 60 | 1:147,374 | 8,371 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Cambodia | 34 | 1:455,504 | 4,069 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Moldova | 18 | 1:197,854 | 18,761 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Japan | 12 | 1:10,653,691 | 45,407 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
The alternate forms: Samuraï (2) are calculated separately.
Samurai (458) may also be a first name.
Samurai Demographics
Samurai Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Samurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samurai (Arabic: سمورى, Oriya: ସମୁରାଇ, Russian: Самураи) is more commonly found in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Samuraï. For other potential spellings of Samurai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samurai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samurai is the 332,755th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,559,447 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Samurai reside; 37 percent reside in West Asia and 30 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 398,932nd most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 458 people.
It is most frequent in Iraq, where it is held by 272 people, or 1 in 128,756. Barring Iraq it is found in 52 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.
Samurai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Samurai last name is chiefly Buddhist (56%) in Russia.
Samurai earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samurai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samurai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମୁରାଇ | samura'i | 78.79 |
| ସାମୁରାଇ | samura'i | 9.09 |
| ସମୁରଇ | samura'i | 6.06 |
| ସାମୁରାଈ | samura'i | 3.03 |
| ସମୁରାଏ | samura'e | 3.03 |
| Samurai in the Russian language | ||
| Самураи | samurai | - |
| Samurai in the Arabic language | ||
| سمورى | smwry | - |
| السامرائي | alsamrayy | - |
| سموري | smwry | - |
| ساموراي | samwray | - |
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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
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