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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samahla? popularity and diffusion
Samahla is the 2,220,661st most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samahla live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 19 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 292,522. In Cameroon Samahla is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 99 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
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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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