Samalua Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Samalua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
Samalua (9) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saumalua | 93 | 1 | / |
| Samolua | 86 | 11 | / |
| Somalua | 86 | 6 | / |
| Samalwa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Samalbay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Samalwad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Giamalua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sammalvuo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Shamalwad | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shamalvad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Semalwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Giamalva | 67 | 238 | / |
| Chamalwa | 67 | 128 | / |
| Jamalwad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ssemalwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giamalba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giammalva | 63 | 618 | / |
| Chamalwad | 63 | 17 | / |
| Zhamalbai | 63 | 14 | / |
| Sammelvuo | 63 | 11 | / |
| Chamallwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Giammaluo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Giammalba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chamalvad | 63 | 1 | / |
| Giamalvo | 53 | 31 | / |
| Samoylva | 53 | 4 | / |
| Samoilva | 53 | 1 | / |
| Giammalvo | 50 | 186 | / |
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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 Samalua
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis