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

The surname Samá occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Sama, Samà, Samâ, Şama, Sâma or Sàmà. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samá? popularity and diffusion

Samá is the 5,213,395th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Samá are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Samá is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,368,819. In Switzerland Samá is most frequent in: Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 100 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

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
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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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