Samaliya Surname
Approximately 637 people bear this surname
Samaliya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| Zambia | 231 | 1:68,614 | 6,028 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Samaliya (1,722) may also be a first name.
Samaliya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samaliya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samaliya (Bengali: সমলিয়া, Hindi: सामलिया, Marathi: समलीया, Oriya: ସମଲିୟା) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samaliya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 512,799th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Samaliya are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,990th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 1,722 people.
Samaliya is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Aside from Malawi this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 36 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samaliya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samaliya in the Bengali language | ||
| সমলিয়া | samaliya | - |
| Samaliya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମଲିୟା | samaliya | - |
| Samaliya in the Hindi language | ||
| सामलिया | samaliya | 51.06 |
| समलिया | samaliya | 42.99 |
| समालिया | samaliya | 3.7 |
| सामालिया | samaliya | 1.46 |
| सामलीया | samaliya | 0.66 |
| समालीया | samaliya | 0.13 |
| Samaliya in the Marathi language | ||
| समलीया | samaliya | 31.37 |
| समिलया | samilaya | 31.37 |
| समािलया | samailaya | 13.73 |
| समालीया | samaliya | 8.82 |
| सामालीया | samaliya | 5.88 |
| सामिलया | samilaya | 4.9 |
| सामलीया | samaliya | 2.94 |
| शामालीया | samaliya | 0.98 |
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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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- 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 Samaliya
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