{{wikt|سامية}} '''Samia''', also spelt '''Samiya''' is both a feminine given name and a surname. It is often derived from the Arabic: <big>سامية</big> ''sāmiyah''.
Notable people with the name include:
== Given name == * Samia Abbou, Tunisian lawyer and noble and shoot * Samia al-Aghbari, Yemeni blogger * Samia Ahad, Pakistani chef * Samia Ahmed, Egyptian synchronized swimmer * Samia Akario, Moroccan actress and director * Samia Amin, Egyptian actress * Samia al-Amoudi, Saudi physician * Samia Aouni, Tunisian footballer * Samiya Bashir, American poet and author * Samia Benameur, Algerian author under the pen name Maïssa Bey * Sâmia Bomfim, Brazilian politician * Samia Doumit, better known as Sam Doumit, American actress * Samia Usman Fatah, Pakistani politician * Samia Finnerty (known by the mononym Samia), American singer-songwriter * Samia Gamal, Egyptian belly dancer and actress * Samia Ghadie (born 1982), British actress * Samia Ghali, French politician * Samia Gutu, Ethiopian diplomat * Samia Halaby, Palestinian-American artist * Samia Suluhu Hassan (born 1960), Tanzanian politician, president of Tanzania since 2021 * Samia Hireche, Algerian rower * Samia Khan (born 1986), American blogger * Sâmia Lima, Brazilian badminton player * Samia Longchambon, English actress * Samia Medjahdi, Algerian tennis player * Samia Mehrez, Egyptian professor * Samiya Mumtaz, Pakistani actress * Samia Nkrumah (born 1960), journalist, politician and daughter of Kwame Nkrumah * Samia Yusuf Omar, Somali sprinter * Samiya Rafiq, Pakistani trekker * Samia Said, Bangladeshi model and actress * Samia Sarwar, Pakistani murder victim * Samia Sehabi, Algerian handball player * Samia Shoaib, Pakistani-American writer and actress * Samia Zaman, Bangladeshi media personality
== Surname == * Dru Samia, American football player * Frank Samia, Australian rugby player * Maoz Samia, Israeli footballer * Yom-Tov Samia, Israeli general
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