Samalawi Surname
570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 553 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt
Samalawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Samalawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samalawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samalawi is found most in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalawi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 570,540th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,178,202 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Samalawi live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
The last name Samalawi is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 167,460. Not including Egypt Samalawi occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samelawi | 88 | 8 | / |
| Samalabi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Jamalawi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamalabi | 82 | 74 | / |
| Samailawa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shamalawy | 82 | 1 | / |
| Samalabhai | 78 | 388 | / |
| Shamalabai | 78 | 3 | / |
| Semelawi | 75 | 122 | / |
| Samalava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sammalabhai | 74 | 52 | / |
| Semalowai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Samalyova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Zamallavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seamolavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somalabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somalabhai | 67 | 39 | / |
| Samolabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samaylovich | 63 | 129 | / |
| Samailovich | 63 | 5 | / |
| Comalavi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Somalave | 63 | 1 | / |
| Soimalabhai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samoilava | 59 | 8 | / |
| Samoilovi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zamaleiva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shomaliová | 56 | 2 | / |
| Samoylovih | 56 | 1 | / |
| Samolovich | 56 | 1 | / |
| Samoylovich | 53 | 1,206 | / |
| Samoilovich | 53 | 100 | / |
| Samailovych | 53 | 5 | / |
| Zhamalovich | 53 | 2 | / |
| Zomalave | 50 | 1 | / |
| Zomolawe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Samolovy | 50 | 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 Samalawi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis