Samia name meaning

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Updated: March 18th, 2024
Gender: Girl
Origin: Arabic
Usage: Arabic, French and Tamil
Pronunciation: s(a)-mia
Meaning: One who can Hear, Sami, A People in Uganda, Sublime, Blessings, One who Listens, Exalted, Noble and Much Praised
Rashi: Kumbha
Nakshatra: Shatabhisha
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What does Samia mean?

Atypical Samia is used chiefly in Arabic, Tamil and French aimed at baby girls and originated from Arabic, Samia means "One who can Hear, Sami, A People in Uganda, Sublime, Blessings, One who Listens, Exalted, Noble or Much Praised".

Samia is variation of admired Samiya. Of Arabic origin, Unwonted Samiya, Samiya means "Lofty and Sami". Samia is effeminate form of Sami. Sami is short form of Samuel. Queer Sami is originated from Hebrew and Arabic languages, Sami means "All Hearing and Beautiful".

How do I pronounce Samia?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Samia as s(a)-mia.

Variants of Samia

Samiya, Saamia

Names that rhyme with Samia

How popular is the name Samia?

Samia was a common name in United States. Over 3035 babies have been named Samia since 1951. At its zenith in 2005,. However after 62 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts.

Also, Samia was a common name in France. Over 14849 babies have been named Samia since 1949. At its zenith in 1977,. After 69 years, the name has past its prime.

Samia is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 600 names. In 2005, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 571 on girl names chart when 57 babies were named Samia.

Over 793 babies in England and Wales have been named Samia.

Samia is a unique baby name in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 300 names.

In 2005, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 249 on girl names chart when 39 babies were named Samia. Over 644 people have been named Samia in Belgium. Samia is an uncommon baby name in Switzerland, even after 21 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 600.

Over 158 babies in Switzerland have been named Samia.

However things change on global perspective, Samia is extremely popular in Algeria where every 1 in 300 have the name as well as in, Bangladesh, Sudan, Pakistan and Egypt.

Also the baby name is popular in Morocco, Tunisia, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Libya, Brazil, Palestine, United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. At least, 960000 people globally have carried Samia as their given name according to our evaluation.

YearRankBirths
2018198498
20171770117
20161684126
20151748119
2014240675
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Facts

Samia in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands5028312
Finland00085

What numbers say about Samia?

You often act without thinking. You aren't born to prove yourself to anyone but yourself. You are a hard person to analyze and understand because of your inconsistency. You prefer to deal with things that matter and leave out all the rest. You are fully devoted to the people you care for but to get to this point with a person, it takes a lot of time and effort. You are influential and use your influence to do great things.

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Famous people named Samia

  • Samia Gamal, Egyptian belly dancer and film actress
  • Samia Ghadie, British actress
  • Samia Muriel Chancrin in Lose Your Head as Actress
  • Samia Duarte in Rocco's Perfect Slaves 2 as Actress
  • Samia Shoaib in The Sixth Sense as Actress
  • Samia Doumit Sam Doumit is an actress born on April 24, 1975 in Sacramento.
  • Samia Akarriou acted in movie Au-delà de Gibraltar
  • In 2009, Samia Meziane portrayed the role of N in drama movie Le voyage à Alger.

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