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Updated June 9, 2019

How Popular Is The Name Sama

Family name origins & meanings

  • Southern Italian (Samá) : from the Biblical personal name.
  • Catalan (Samà) : habitational name from Samà, a place in Catalonia.
  • Asturian-Leonese : in some cases, a habitational name from any of various places in Asturies named Sama.
  • Indian (Gujarat) : Hindu (Rajput) name of unknown meaning. The Samas are believed to be an offshoot of the Jadeja tribe.
  • Japanese (not common in Japan) : variously written, the name appears to be topographic, deriving from the word semai ‘narrow’.

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