Samalenga Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Samalenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Samalenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samalenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samalenga is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalenga? popularity and diffusion
Samalenga is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Samalenga are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Samalenga is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 100 percent live. Not including Zambia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamalenga | 95 | 1 | / |
| Samalenge | 89 | 139 | / |
| Samalengi | 89 | 71 | / |
| Samolenga | 89 | 41 | / |
| Samelenga | 89 | 6 | / |
| Samalinga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Samalga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shamalenge | 84 | 212 | / |
| Shamalengi | 84 | 27 | / |
| Samaleng'i | 84 | 2 | / |
| Samalen'gi | 84 | 1 | / |
| Samalina | 82 | 18 | / |
| Somalena | 82 | 2 | / |
| Samalinggai | 80 | 16 | / |
| Somalinga | 78 | 138 | / |
| Shamalina | 78 | 26 | / |
| Giamalinga | 74 | 4 | / |
| Samoilengo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shamalingo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chamalinga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Samalino | 71 | 20 | / |
| Zamalyna | 71 | 18 | / |
| Zamalina | 71 | 8 | / |
| Somalina | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somalingapp | 70 | 17 | / |
| Camolinga | 67 | 117 | / |
| Zaymalina | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chamalina | 67 | 11 | / |
| Samoyleno | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soumalina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somailina | 67 | 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 Samalenga
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