Arabic (Levant and Egypt): most likely a variant of Samman ‘butter-merchant’. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. Compare Semaan .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Samaan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Samaan family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1911 and 1920. The most Samaan families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1920 there was 1 Samaan family living in Indiana. This was 100% of all the recorded Samaan's in USA. Indiana had the highest population of Samaan families in 1920.
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Between 1978 and 2004, in the United States, Samaan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1991, and highest in 1978. The average life expectancy for Samaan in 1978 was 89, and 88 in 2004.