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Where Does The Last Name Samy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Samy (Arabic: عصامي, Bengali: সাম্য, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻣﻲ, Hindi: समी) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sámy, Sämy or Sàmy. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,925^th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 25,619 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Samy live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 83 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 7,760^th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 134,253 people.

Samy is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 232,621 people, or 1 in 395. Aside from Egypt it exists in 139 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Samy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Samy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Samy surname grew 8,288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 14,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Samy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Samy last name are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Samy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 246.38% more than the national average, earning R 823,140 per year; in United States they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $47,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $53,572 CAD per year.