Samaj Surname
Approximately 588 people bear this surname
Samaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 498 | 1:1,540,292 | 57,480 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Šamaj (850) are calculated separately.
Samaj (1,265) may also be a first name.
Samaj Demographics
Average Samaj Salary in
United States
$44,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samaj (Bengali: সমাজ, Hindi: समज, Marathi: समज, Oriya: ସମାଜ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Šamaj. Click here to see other potential spellings of Samaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 544,808th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 12,393,786 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Samaj are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 221,869th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,265 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 1,540,292. In India Samaj is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 31 percent are found, Karnataka, where 29 percent are found and Odisha, where 7 percent are found. Outside of India it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.
Samaj Last Name Statistics demography
Samaj earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samaj in the Bengali language | ||
| সমাজ | samaja | 85.71 |
| সামাজ | samaja | 14.29 |
| Samaj in the Hindi language | ||
| समज | samaja | 64.2 |
| समाज | samaja | 31.48 |
| सामजा | samaja | 1.23 |
| शामजा | samaja | 0.62 |
| समाजा | samaja | 0.62 |
| Samaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମାଜ | samaja | 60.61 |
| ସାମାଜ | samaja | 21.21 |
| ସମଜ | samaja | 7.58 |
| ସାମଜ | samaja | 3.03 |
| ସାମାଜ୍ | samaj | 3.03 |
| ସାମଜ୍ | samaj | 1.52 |
| ସମଯ | samaya | 1.52 |
| Samaj in the Marathi language | ||
| समज | samaja | 54.55 |
| समाज | samaja | 30.3 |
| सामज | samaja | 9.09 |
| सबाज | sabaja | 3.03 |
| हीसामज | hisamaja | 3.03 |
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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 Samaj
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