Samalia Surname
Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname
Samalia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 705 | 1:251,266 | 14,522 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Indonesia | 134 | 1:986,934 | 72,456 |
| Philippines | 132 | 1:766,956 | 74,930 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
Samalia (1,450) may also be a first name.
Samalia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samalia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samalia (Arabic: ساماليا, Hindi: समलिआ, Marathi: सामालीया, Oriya: ସମଲିଆ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 291,033rd most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,541,860 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Samalia are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Samalia is also the 204,853rd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 1,450 people.
The surname Samalia is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 705 people, or 1 in 251,266. In Nigeria Samalia is primarily concentrated in: Bauchi, where 14 percent reside, Zamfara, where 14 percent reside and Kaduna, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samalia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samalia in the Marathi language | ||
| सामालीया | samaliya | - |
| Samalia in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମଲିଆ | samali'a | 76.19 |
| ସାମାଲିଆ | samali'a | 9.52 |
| ସମଳିଆ | samali'a | 9.52 |
| ସମଲୀଆ | samali'a | 4.76 |
| Samalia in the Hindi language | ||
| समलिआ | samali'a | 25 |
| सामालिया | samaliya | 25 |
| समालिया | samaliya | 25 |
| समलिया | samaliya | 25 |
| Samalia in the Arabic language | ||
| ساماليا | samalya | - |
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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
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- 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 Samalia
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