Last name Samatar (Samatar 
, سمتر 
) , across the world, is quite a common family name. The surname Samatar is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Djibouti, where it is quite a common surname, Somalia, and Kenya, where it is a rare surname. Also, Samatar is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Samatar | Kenya, Somalia, India, United States, Djibouti |
| سمتر | Yemen |
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yusuf osman samatar Somalian politician, SO (b. 1932) |
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| samatar baxnaan Somali poet, SO (b. 1906) |
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hussein samatar Somali-American banker, community organizer, and politician, US (b. 1968) |
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sofia samatar Somali-American professor, editor and writer, US (b. 1971) |
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sahra mohamed ali samatar Somali politician, SO |
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| mohamed said samatar diplomat, SO (b. 1933) |
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| ibrahim maygaag samatar SO (b. 1942) |
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