Sameal Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Sameal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sameal (97) may also be a first name.
Sameal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sameal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sameal (Tibetan: སཱ་མེལ་) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sameal? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sameal is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sameal reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sameal is also the 962,660th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 97 people.
Sameal is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kogi, where 58 percent live, Adamawa, where 8 percent live and Delta, where 8 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Sameal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sameal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sameal surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sameal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameal in the Tibetan language | ||
| སཱ་མེལ་ | samel | - |
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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 Sameal
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