Samalanga Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Samalanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 49 | 1:323,468 | 17,649 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Samalanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samalanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samalanga is found most in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalanga? popularity and diffusion
Samalanga is the 2,436,415th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname Samalanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Samalanga reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 323,468. In Zambia Samalanga is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 67 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamalanga | 95 | 2 | / |
| Samalana | 94 | 1 | / |
| Samalangi | 89 | 19 | / |
| Camalanga | 89 | 10 | / |
| Samalamna | 89 | 3 | / |
| Samalonga | 89 | 2 | / |
| Zamalanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samalagay | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samalange | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jamalanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Siamalange | 84 | 31 | / |
| Samallangi | 84 | 7 | / |
| Siamalonga | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chamalanga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Shamalange | 84 | 1 | / |
| Somalangas | 84 | 1 | / |
| Somalana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Siamalyango | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somalangi | 78 | 52 | / |
| Soumalana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samallano | 78 | 1 | / |
| Samalongo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Camallonga | 74 | 221 | / |
| Camalongay | 74 | 36 | / |
| Chamalagai | 74 | 7 | / |
| Shamotlana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samalliano | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samallachinna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Camalonggay | 70 | 1 | / |
| Semelonga | 67 | 15 | / |
| Comallonga | 63 | 109 | / |
| Semelang'o | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sameillano | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chamalongo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samolõgo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Somalona | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zamolano | 59 | 1 | / |
| Samologou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Samolyogo | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Samalanga
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