Samalama Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Samalama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samalama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia761:208,55213,419
India91:85,229,487684,495

Samalama (31) may also be a first name.

Samalama Last Name Facts

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

Samalama (Marathi: समलमा, Oriya: ସାମଲାମା) is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samalama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name Samalama is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Samalama are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Samalama is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name globally, borne by 31 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 208,552. In Zambia Samalama is mostly concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 70 percent are found, Western Province, where 22 percent are found and Central Province, where 1 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samalama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samalama in the Marathi language
समलमाsamalama-
Samalama in the Oriya language
ସାମଲାମାsamalama41.67
ସମଲାମାsamalama41.67
ସାମଲମାsamalama8.33
ସାମାଲାମାsamalama8.33

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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
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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 Samalama
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