Sámson Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Sámson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 343 | 1:28,619 | 3,156 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Samson (487,967), Sámšon (1), Šámšon (12), Samsón (2), Samsoń (1) & Šamšon (3) are calculated separately.
Sámson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sámson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sámson occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Samson, Sámšon, Šámšon, Samsón, Samsoń or Šamšon. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sámson? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sámson is the 796,486th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sámson live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Sámson is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 28,619. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 22 percent are found, Vas County, where 16 percent are found and Baranya County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Hungary Sámson occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samson | 94 | 487,967 | / |
| Sámšon | 94 | 1 | / |
| Šámšon | 89 | 12 | / |
| Samsón | 89 | 2 | / |
| Samsoń | 89 | 1 | / |
| Somson | 83 | 1,431 | / |
| Šamšon | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sámsonová | 80 | 6 | / |
| Somsong | 77 | 3,202 | / |
| Samsoon | 77 | 507 | / |
| Shamson | 77 | 171 | / |
| Siamson | 77 | 114 | / |
| Samsone | 77 | 100 | / |
| Samsson | 77 | 87 | / |
| Samsong | 77 | 63 | / |
| Saimson | 77 | 17 | / |
| Samsion | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sammson | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sasmson | 77 | 8 | / |
| Samsonn | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shomson | 77 | 6 | / |
| Satmson | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sahmson | 77 | 3 | / |
| Saamson | 77 | 3 | / |
| Samsoin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samsoën | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samsoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Hsamson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Samshon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saymson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Siomson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samsosn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samhson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samsonq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somsone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samsgon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somsoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samzson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samsohn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seamson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seimson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shamshon | 71 | 197 | / |
| Szamszon | 71 | 44 | / |
| Samsound | 71 | 26 | / |
| Shamsoon | 71 | 14 | / |
| Shamsoun | 71 | 11 | / |
| Soumsong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Siamsson | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somsoung | 71 | 2 | / |
| Somshong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samshone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahamson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samssoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammmson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sammsong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Szomszon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samshoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somsoong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seammson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sheamson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Samsonova | 67 | 39,670 | / |
| Samsom | 67 | 1,630 | / |
| Samsen | 67 | 1,222 | / |
| Somsen | 67 | 978 | / |
| Samsan | 67 | 551 | / |
| Somsan | 67 | 323 | / |
| Samsonová | 67 | 211 | / |
| Shamshoun | 67 | 154 | / |
| Somsom | 67 | 91 | / |
| Zamson | 67 | 86 | / |
| Somsonova | 67 | 72 | / |
| Shamshoon | 67 | 22 | / |
| Samsonowa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Samzon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Samjon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zomson | 67 | 3 | / |
| Samcon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saumsoong | 67 | 2 | / |
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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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- 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 Sámson
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