Samgela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Samgela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Samgela (4) may also be a first name.
Samgela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samgela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samgela is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Samgela? popularity and diffusion
Samgela is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Samgela live; 33 percent live in Central Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held first name globally, held by 4 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent reside and Tanzania, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Samgela
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