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    The surname Samra

    A surname, carried by 1,386 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S560

    Samra: #19,489 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Samra #19,489, 1,386 people Samra: #19,489 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Samra #19,489, 1,386 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Samra is more common than 88% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,386 people named Samra in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. That is up 33% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,042.

    #19,489
    rank among US surnames
    1,386
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33%
    change since 2000 (was #22,934)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,480Vanvoorhis1,387222,600
    #19,489Pulsifer1,386222,760
    #19,498Dubuque1,385222,921

    Who is named Samra

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    60% of people named Samra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 36% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 60%
    • White (not Hispanic) 36%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Samras

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nicholas Samra
      American bishop, born 1944

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Samra

    Samra has the Soundex code S560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S560.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Samra?
    1,386 people in the United States had the surname Samra in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,760 Americans. It ranked 19,489th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Samra?
    In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Samra identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 36% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Samra?
    Nicholas Samra, American bishop.
    Where is the surname Samra most common?
    Wikidata records people named Samra in the United States.
    Is the surname Samra getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,042 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,386 in 2010, up 33%.