Samalala Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Zambia

Samalala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samalala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Zambia261:609,61224,798
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Samalala (1,050) may also be a first name.

Samalala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samalala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Samalala (Marathi: शामलाल, Oriya: ସମଲାଲା) is most common in The DR Congo. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samalala? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Samalala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Samalala are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 247,112th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,050 people.

The surname Samalala is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samalala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samalala in the Oriya language
ସମଲାଲାsamalala-
Samalala in the Marathi language
शामलालsamalala-

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Footnotes

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