Samahla Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Samahla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 71 | 1:292,522 | 27,501 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Samahla (19) may also be a first name.
Samahla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samahla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samahla occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samahla click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samahla? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,220,661st most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname Samahla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samahla reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Samahla is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename world-wide, held by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 99 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samahla
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