Sámi Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Sámi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 106 | 1:92,606 | 9,092 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Sami (305,385) & Šami (11) are calculated separately.
Sámi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sámi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sámi is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Sami or Šami. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sámi? popularity and diffusion
Sámi is the 1,755,741st most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sámi are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Sámi is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 92,606. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 72 percent are found, Pest County, where 19 percent are found and Budapest, where 8 percent are found. Beside Hungary this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 2 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sami | 92 | 305,385 | / |
| Šami | 83 | 11 | / |
| Somi | 75 | 15,793 | / |
| Sámy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shami | 67 | 51,549 | / |
| Samai | 67 | 28,235 | / |
| Samui | 67 | 18,944 | / |
| Samih | 67 | 15,238 | / |
| Somai | 67 | 10,200 | / |
| Samii | 67 | 7,955 | / |
| Samie | 67 | 7,695 | / |
| Sammi | 67 | 6,878 | / |
| Samit | 67 | 5,670 | / |
| Samid | 67 | 4,953 | / |
| Sahmi | 67 | 2,794 | / |
| Siami | 67 | 2,511 | / |
| Shomi | 67 | 2,333 | / |
| Suomi | 67 | 1,999 | / |
| Saimi | 67 | 1,942 | / |
| Somei | 67 | 1,737 | / |
| Saumi | 67 | 1,376 | / |
| Samis | 67 | 1,319 | / |
| Soumi | 67 | 1,290 | / |
| Saami | 67 | 714 | / |
| Sommi | 67 | 689 | / |
| Samhi | 67 | 575 | / |
| Samei | 67 | 550 | / |
| Samio | 67 | 413 | / |
| Sasmi | 67 | 406 | / |
| Samoi | 67 | 357 | / |
| Samgi | 67 | 299 | / |
| Samiy | 67 | 264 | / |
| Siomi | 67 | 195 | / |
| Seimi | 67 | 165 | / |
| Seami | 67 | 149 | / |
| Szomi | 67 | 141 | / |
| Samiz | 67 | 112 | / |
| Somie | 67 | 111 | / |
| Samij | 67 | 106 | / |
| Somiy | 67 | 98 | / |
| Saymi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Soimi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Seumi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Samip | 67 | 72 | / |
| Somit | 67 | 72 | / |
| Satmi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Somio | 67 | 68 | / |
| Somoi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Somis | 67 | 47 | / |
| Sotmi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Samyi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Soomi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sámeľ | 67 | 16 | / |
| Seymi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ssami | 67 | 14 | / |
| Somip | 67 | 14 | / |
| Somih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Somyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Somhi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sohmi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Somui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Somid | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hsami | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sajmi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Somgi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szami | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soymi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssomi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samiï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samië | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosmi | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sámi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis