Samelal Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Samelal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samelal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1251:6,136,523142,720
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726

Samelal (2,188) may also be a first name.

Samelal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samelal (Hindi: समेलाल, Marathi: समेलाल, Oriya: ସେମଲାଲ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Samelal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samelal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The last name Samelal occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Samelal live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 160,173rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 2,188 people.

Samelal is most common in India, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 6,136,523. In India Samelal is most common in: Chhattisgarh, where 95 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Not including India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sammelal9311/
Samalal86106/
Samilal8610/
Somelal868/
Samelol861/
Samolal861/
Samailal8017/
Sammilal804/
Samaylal804/
Shamalal804/
Chamelal803/
Samalall801/
Samgilal801/
Saumalal801/
Saemalal801/
Shamilal801/
Somalal71286/
Semalal7123/
Somilal7115/
Jamilal7113/
Samalol712/
Semilal711/
Jhamilal674/
Jammilal672/
Shemalal671/
Sommalal671/
Jamilhal671/
Chamilal671/
Sahaammilal671/
Chamilall63100/
Shemhalal631/
Shamoloul631/
Jhammilal631/
Jamilol5719/

Samelal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samelal in the Marathi language
समेलालsamelala-
Samelal in the Hindi language
समेलालsamelala97.62
समेलालाsamelala2.38
Samelal in the Oriya language
ସେମଲାଲsemalala86.67
ସାେମଲାଲsaemalala13.33

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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 Samelal
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