Samelton Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Samelton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Samelton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samelton is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samelton? popularity and diffusion

Samelton is the 4,034,050th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Samelton are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Samelton is mostly found in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, Indiana, where 22 percent are found and Florida, where 17 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 4 percent are found.

Samelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Samelton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Samelton last name increased 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Samelton Last Name Statistics demography

Samelton earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 55.16% less than the national average, earning $19,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samuelton941/
Samilton88151/
Camelton881/
Semelton880/
Shamilton822/
Scamilton820/
Hjamelton820/
Jamilton7514/
Camilton756/
Zamilton751/
Comelton750/
Cammilton718/
Chamilton715/
Hjamilton712/
Jhamilton711/
Cammiltan591/

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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 Samelton
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