Samalai Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Samalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Samalai (60) may also be a first name.
Samalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samalai (Marathi: समलाई, Oriya: ସମଲାଇ) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Samalai reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 60 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 93 percent live, Madang, where 5 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samalai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samalai in the Marathi language | ||
| समलाई | samala'i | - |
| Samalai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମଲାଇ | samala'i | 86.67 |
| ସାମଲାଇ | samala'i | 6.67 |
| ସମଲାଇତାି | samala'itai | 6.67 |
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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
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- 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 Samalai
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