Samá Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Samá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sama (254,147), Samà (177), Samâ (1), Şama (587), Sâma (1) & Sàmà (1) are calculated separately.

Samá Last Name Facts

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

Samá occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Sama, Samà, Samâ, Şama, Sâma or Sàmà. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samá? popularity and diffusion

Samá is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Samá live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 1,368,819. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 100 percent live. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sama92254,147/
Samà92177/
Samâ921/
Samáš8910/
Shamá897/
Şama83587/
Sâma831/
Sàmà831/
Samahá803/
Sami75305,385/
Samy75284,459/
Samo7547,869/
Same7515,460/
Samé7543/
Samj759/
Somá755/
Samè753/
Samó753/
Samô751/
Samad67290,355/
Sameh67101,001/
Siame6761,722/
Shami6751,549/
Samer6750,723/
Shama6749,812/
Samah6742,749/
Samat6735,383/
Saima6732,461/
Sammy6729,134/
Samai6728,235/
Samui6718,944/
Samih6715,238/
Sayma6711,160/
Samii677,955/
Samej677,861/
Samie677,695/
Samee677,579/
Samoo676,907/
Sammi676,878/
Samet676,783/
Shamy676,398/
Siama675,838/
Samit675,670/
Samaa675,641/
Samid674,953/
Shame674,518/
Samed674,333/
Samma674,075/
Shamo673,760/
Samoy673,728/
Samna673,564/
Samoh673,560/
Samou673,319/
Sahmi672,794/
Sammo672,588/
Siami672,511/
Samos672,450/
Samay672,101/
Samas671,963/
Saimi671,942/
Sames671,885/
Samau671,718/
Sauma671,617/
Samey671,605/
Samea671,597/
Samme671,482/
Samha671,417/
Saumi671,376/
Samis671,319/
Samot671,270/
Samod671,169/
Siamy671,062/
Saime67799/
Saimo67782/
Saami67714/
Samaj67588/
Samhi67575/
Sahma67563/
Samei67550/
Samoa67457/
Saume67438/
Samio67413/
Sasmi67406/
Saymo67400/
Siamo67365/
Samuy67364/
Samoi67357/
Saama67355/
Sahmy67329/
Samuj67316/
Saamo67308/
Samgi67299/
Samyt67279/
Samiy67264/
Samez67247/
Samhy67245/
Samyh67242/
Satma67176/
Samap67165/
Saame67157/
Samyy67157/
Seami67149/
Seama67147/
Saamy67144/
Sameš67143/
Samno67133/
Saumy67127/
Samyo67124/
Seame67124/
Samje67118/
Samga67112/
Samiz67112/
Samij67106/
Sasma6796/
Saymi6791/
Sahmo6777/
Samip6772/
Sayme6772/
Satmi6769/
Sajma6766/
Samoć6762/
Samop6761/
Sanhá6760/
Samoj6751/
Sahme6749/
Samaš6739/
Samge6733/
Sameć6731/
Samaz6729/
Saumo6729/
Samho6725/
Samyi6725/
Szama6723/
Saimy6720/
Samjh6718/
Samgo6717/
Hsama6716/
Samys6715/
Ssama6715/
Ssami6714/
Samoľ6714/
Samoľová6714/
Sameu6711/
Sasmo6710/
Sasmy6710/
Sameľová6710/
Sameľ679/
Samoś677/
Sağme676/
Sasme675/
Hsami675/
Samaï675/
Seamo675/
Seamy674/
Samep674/
Ssamo674/
Samér674/
Sajmi673/
Sammé673/
Samuo673/
Saymy673/
Samaiová672/
Satme672/
Samoz672/
Samoš672/
Szami672/
Samhe672/
Siamj672/
Ssamy671/
Szamy671/
Samaî671/
Jsame671/
Sanná671/
Satmo671/
Hsamo671/
Sjamo671/
Siamé671/
Samajová671/
Samaâ671/
Samië671/
Samiï671/
Sameş671/
Sameș671/
Saïme671/
Saymé671/
Szamo671/

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