Last name Samyr (Самир 
, Samyr 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Samyr is characteristic of Azerbaijan, where it is quite a common surname, Maldives, and Armenia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Russia. More frequently, Samyr is the forename as well as the last name.