Samelu Surname
Approximately 492 people bear this surname
Samelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 481 | 1:1,594,731 | 58,821 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Samelu (4,414) may also be a first name.
Samelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samelu (Marathi: सामेलु, Oriya: ସାେମଳୁ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samelu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 623,516th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,812,085 people. The last name Samelu occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Samelu reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 103,755th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,414 people.
The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 481 people, or 1 in 1,594,731. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 60 percent live, Telangana, where 39 percent live and Odisha, where 1 percent live. Aside from India Samelu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samelu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାେମଳୁ | saemalu | - |
| Samelu in the Marathi language | ||
| सामेलु | samelu | 40 |
| समेलु | samelu | 40 |
| सामेलू | samelu | 20 |
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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
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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 Samelu
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