Sama Family History
Sama Name Meaning
Italian (southern; Samà): from the Greek personal name Samas from the Biblical name Shimeah. Catalan (Samà): habitational name from Samà a place in Catalonia (Spain). Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from any of various places in Asturias (Spain) named Sama. Indian (Gujarat): Rajput name of unexplained etymology. The Samas are believed to be an offshoot of the Jadeja tribe. Japanese: written phonetically 佐満. The name appears to be topographic deriving from the word 狭い semai ‘narrow’. It is not common in Japan.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022