Samalesu Surname

152,385th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,888 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Samalesu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samalesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2,7701:5,722689
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Samalesu (54) may also be a first name.

Samalesu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samalesu is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samalesu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 152,385th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,523,388 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samalesu are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Samalesu is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name globally, held by 54 people.

Samalesu is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 2,770 people, or 1 in 5,722. In Zambia it is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 70 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Zambia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samales9363/
Samaleso8882/
Samalesa8818/
Samalezu881/
Samalasu881/
Samalesi881/
Simalesu881/
Samalles881/
Samles866/
Samals864/
Samalesso8236/
Samalesih824/
Samaloesa822/
Samal Sau821/
Samailoes821/
Simales80334/
Samalis80139/
Samuals80118/
Samules80106/
Semales8027/
Somales8022/
Samalas8022/
Samoles8020/
Sammals8016/
Samalus808/
Sumales808/
Sameals805/
Samalls804/
Samauls803/
Samiles802/
Samails802/
Samalcu801/
Samaels801/
Samalos801/
Samalossou788/
Sammalasou781/
Samls770/
Simalezu75183/
Samueles7510/
Samalias759/
Samalyus757/
Samalusi757/
Samalius754/
Samailas753/
Samialis752/
Samoyles751/
Samuaels751/
Samueals751/
Sameules751/
Saimalus751/
Samaylas751/
Sama Ils751/
Samuuals750/
Chamaletsou743/
Samalousi714,912/
Samaloisa711,596/
Samels71200/
Samols7158/
Samaloysa7137/
Samils7136/
Samlis7123/
Samgolsou7120/
Samuls7120/
Samlossou7118/
Samueleis7114/
Samlassou7110/
Samlas719/
Samlissou718/
Samalasih716/
Samaliosa715/
Samlls714/
Samalisah713/
Samiwalas711/
Samlos711/
Sammls711/
Samalozie711/
Samailasa711/
Samuelles711/
Samaluisa711/
Sumals711/
Samalousy711/
Somles711/
Samuels6780,372/
Samolis67548/
Sameuls67454/
Sammels67371/
Samulis67173/
Sumalis67144/
Samulus67122/
Samelis67118/
Simlesa6767/
Simaels6760/
Sammils6732/
Sumalas6728/
Somalos6724/
Semlies6723/
Somalis6722/
Samells6721/
Samlaus6717/
Somoles6716/
Zamalis6716/
Simeles6713/
Samaloussi6710/
Sumalos6710/
Samilus6710/
Simless679/
Semless679/
Cimales679/
Samalooisa678/
Semeles678/
Sahmalz678/
Samwels678/
Samuëls678/
Similes677/
Samiels677/
Simalis677/
Samolys677/
Sumalso674/
Samuils673/
Samilis673/
Samuelwusu673/
Sami Alias673/
Simalas673/
Semiles672/
Samoulisou671/
Saumels671/
Samyels671/
Samlows671/
Simloes671/
Simmles671/
Simoles671/
Syamalasai671/
Syamyul Es671/
Syamalusya671/
Samolez671/
Samailz671/
Samilas671/
Saumoleasi671/
Seamols671/
Xamalis671/
Sam-Alozie671/
Semules671/
Samlous671/
Samylis671/
Somloes671/
Samulls670/
Simmals670/

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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 Samalesu
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