Samelak Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Samelak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samelak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2041:186,31725,374
United States641:5,663,421279,165
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Samelák (2) are calculated separately.

Samelak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Samelak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Samelak is found most in Poland. It can occur as a variant: Samelák. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samelak? popularity and diffusion

Samelak is the 937,786th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. The surname Samelak is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Samelak live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 186,317. Outside of Poland this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Samelak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Samelak last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Samelak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $44,370 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Samelak
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