Samalu Surname
Approximately 799 people bear this surname
Samalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 436 | 1:121,426 | 11,530 |
| India | 234 | 1:3,278,057 | 95,326 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samalu (4,196) may also be a first name.
Samalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samalu (Bengali: সামলু, Hindi: समलू, Marathi: समलु, Oriya: ସମାଲୁ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samalu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samalu is the 431,117th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. The last name Samalu occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Samalu reside; 55 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Samalu is also the 107,145th most common forename in the world, held by 4,196 people.
This surname is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania Samalu is mostly found in: Simiyu Region, where 81 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 29 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samalu in the Bengali language | ||
| সামলু | samalu | - |
| Samalu in the Marathi language | ||
| समलु | samalu | 45.87 |
| सामलू | samalu | 16.94 |
| समलू | samalu | 16.12 |
| सामलु | samalu | 15.29 |
| समाळू | samalu | 1.24 |
| समालु | samalu | 0.83 |
| रामलू | ramalu | 0.41 |
| सामळु | samalu | 0.41 |
| सारला | sarala | 0.41 |
| सहानू | sahanu | 0.41 |
| सनलु | sanalu | 0.41 |
| सामळू | samalu | 0.41 |
| Samalu in the Hindi language | ||
| समलू | samalu | 42.53 |
| समालू | samalu | 41.38 |
| समलु | samalu | 11.49 |
| सामलु | samalu | 1.15 |
| शमलु | samalu | 1.15 |
| समालु | samalu | 1.15 |
| सामलू | samalu | 1.15 |
| Samalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମାଲୁ | samalu | 31.58 |
| ସମଲୁ | samalu | 27.82 |
| ସାମାଲୁ | samalu | 21.8 |
| ସାମଲୁ | samalu | 9.77 |
| ସମାଳୁ | samalu | 3.01 |
| ଶାମାଲୁ | samalu | 1.5 |
| ସାମାଳୁ | samalu | 1.5 |
| ଶାମଲୁ | samalu | 0.75 |
| ସିମାଲୁ | simalu | 0.75 |
| ସମାଲୂ | samalu | 0.75 |
| ମଶୁରୁ | masuru | 0.75 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samalu
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