Samè Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Samè Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samè Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Same (15,460) & Samé (43) are calculated separately.

Samè Last Name Facts

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

Samè is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant: Same or Samé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samè? popularity and diffusion

Samè is the 10,311,814th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Samè live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Samè is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. Outside of Cameroon Samè is found in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Same9215,460/
Samé9243/
Sami75305,385/
Samy75284,459/
Sama75254,147/
Sanè7556/
Samá7514/
Samj759/
Sameh67101,001/
Siame6761,722/
Shami6751,549/
Samer6750,723/
Shama6749,812/
Saima6732,461/
Sammy6729,134/
Samai6728,235/
Samui6718,944/
Samih6715,238/
Sayma6711,160/
Samii677,955/
Samej677,861/
Samie677,695/
Samee677,579/
Sammi676,878/
Samet676,783/
Shamy676,398/
Siama675,838/
Samit675,670/
Samaa675,641/
Samid674,953/
Shame674,518/
Samed674,333/
Samma674,075/
Samoy673,728/
Sahmi672,794/
Siami672,511/
Samay672,101/
Saimi671,942/
Sames671,885/
Samne671,885/
Sauma671,617/
Samey671,605/
Samea671,597/
Samme671,482/
Samha671,417/
Saumi671,376/
Samis671,319/
Siamy671,062/
Saime67799/
Saami67714/
Samaj67588/
Samhi67575/
Samei67550/
Samoa67457/
Saume67438/
Samio67413/
Sasmi67406/
Samuy67364/
Samoi67357/
Saama67355/
Sahmy67329/
Samni67319/
Samuj67316/
Samgi67299/
Samyt67279/
Samiy67264/
Samez67247/
Samhy67245/
Samyh67242/
Saame67157/
Samyy67157/
Seami67149/
Seama67147/
Saamy67144/
Sameš67143/
Saumy67127/
Samyo67124/
Seame67124/
Samje67118/
Samiz67112/
Samij67106/
Saymi6791/
Samip6772/
Sayme6772/
Satmi6769/
Sajma6766/
Samoj6751/
Sahme6749/
Samge6733/
Sameć6731/
Samyi6725/
Szama6723/
Saimy6720/
Samjh6718/
Hsama6716/
Samys6715/
Ssama6715/
Ssami6714/
Sameu6711/
Sasmy6710/
Sameľ679/
Samné679/
Shamá677/
Sağme676/
Sasme675/
Hsami675/
Seamy674/
Samep674/
Samér674/
Sajmi673/
Sammé673/
Saymy673/
Satme672/
Szami672/
Samhe672/
Siamj672/
Ssamy671/
Szamy671/
Samaî671/
Jsame671/
Siamé671/
Samië671/
Samiï671/
Sameş671/
Sameș671/
Sannè671/
Saïme671/
Saymé671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Samè
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