Samalan Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Samalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Samalan (65) may also be a first name.

Samalan Last Name Facts

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

Samalan (Hindi: समलान, Marathi: समलन, Oriya: ସାମଲାନ) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Samalan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samalan is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Samalan live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Samalan is also the 1,212,820th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 65 people.

The last name is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 1,593,364. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 88 percent reside, North Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 6 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Samalan occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 41 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samalang93205/
Shamalan9356/
Samalean9337/
Samaland9324/
Samalyan9315/
Samalian932/
Samalaan931/
Samhalan931/
Shamalyan88215/
Shamalean8886/
Shamalian8814/
Samailean888/
Samailang887/
Sasmailan882/
Shammalan881/
Samaelyan881/
Samalaain881/
Jamalan861,100/
Çamalan86727/
Samalam86312/
Zamalan86224/
Samelan8663/
Samalon8624/
Camalan8618/
Somalan864/
Samolan861/
Shamaylyan826/
Samalanova821/
Samalasing821/
Shamailyan821/
Schamaland821/
Jamalian803,573/
Jamalyan80428/
Camallan80139/
Samelian8034/
Soomalan8016/
Jamalang8014/
Samalion8011/
Jamalaan804/
Somalian804/
Samolang804/
Djamalan804/
Jamailan803/
Chamalan802/
Samolian802/
Shamalam802/
Jamaland802/
Samalong802/
Samailam802/
Shamelan801/
Siamalon801/
Jammalan801/
Shamolan801/
Shomalan801/
Samolean801/
Samallon801/
Somalaun801/
Sommalan801/
Samalyanova782/
Schamalandt781/
Samoelyan7597/
Chamalian7563/
Samoulian7521/
Chamalaun7520/
Djamalian7512/
Shamolian7510/
Shamelyan758/
Djamalang756/
Sammelian754/
Shamelian752/
Jamallang752/
Samuilyan752/
Samoilian752/
Samoelian752/
Sommalaun752/
Samoylyan751/
Şamaylyan751/
Chamalain751/
Shamatlam751/
Jamaliand751/
Zamallane751/
Soumalain751/
Sameelian751/
Dzhamalan751/
Shamhalam751/
Djamalyan751/
Camalon71592/
Jamalon71474/
Somalon71277/
Semalon71130/
Dzhamalyan7194/
Samelon7157/
Shamuilian7116/
Semelan7115/
Comalan7111/
Suomalayne716/
Zamelan716/
Shamoelian715/
Jamalam715/
Somolan715/
Samolon715/
Jamalasing714/
Sameulhhan714/
Somalam713/
Shamoulian712/
Chahmalian711/
Somalasing711/
Jomalan711/
Somelan711/
Samoullian711/
Caamahalan711/
Chammalang711/
Chamealain710/
Giamalon6773/
Samolyanova6746/
Zoumalan6715/
Jamalong6712/
Chamalon6711/
Jaimalasing6710/
Somalong678/
Samolong676/
Caamolan675/
Jamaloon674/
Somolang671/
Semelian671/
Zammalam671/
Comallan671/
Zamalong671/
Jamaloin671/

Samalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samalan in the Oriya language
ସାମଲାନsamalana-
Samalan in the Marathi language
समलनsamalana-
Samalan in the Hindi language
समलानsamalana86.67
समलांsamalam6.67
समालनsamalana6.67

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Footnotes

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