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Where Does The Last Name Samela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Samela (Bengali: সামেলা, Hindi: समेला, Marathi: सामेला, Oriya: ସାେମଲା) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Sámela or Sâmela. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 160,508^th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,683,191 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Samela live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Samela is also the 63,405^th most common given name worldwide, held by 9,503 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,265 people, or 1 in 42,828. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 45 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 16 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.

Samela Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Samela surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Samela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning €28,383 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.1% less than the national average, earning R 132,840 per year; in United States they earn 25.21% more than the national average, earning $54,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $53,443 CAD per year.