Samworth Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Samworth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:287,20622,180
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Samworth Last Name Facts

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

Samworth occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samworth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samworth is the 862,604th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Samworth live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 287,206. In England Samworth is primarily found in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found and Kent, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Samworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Samworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Samworth surname rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Samworth last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Samworth earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $49,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.88% more than the national average, earning $77,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanworth880/
Samwords750/
Southmworth740/
Sambor712,921/
Samwar71105/
Shambor67435/
Sambour67194/
Szambor6792/
Shamwar6733/
Samboor6719/
Sambhor6719/
Sajmbor677/
Sambart672/
Zsambor671/
Sammuor671/
Sanwart671/
Samware671/

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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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  • 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 Samworth
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