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
The last name Samalu (Bengali: সামলু, Hindi: समलू, Marathi: समलु, Oriya: ସମାଲୁ) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samalu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 431,117th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Samalu live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 107,145th most common first name globally. It is borne by 4,196 people.
Samalu is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 81 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania Samalu is found in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
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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