Samivelu Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Samivelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samivelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
India131:59,005,029552,550
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samivelu (78) may also be a first name.

Samivelu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Samivelu is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samivelu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samivelu is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Samivelu are found; 47 percent are found in Southern Africa and 47 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 78 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,462,623. In South Africa Samivelu is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 91 percent are found, Gauteng, where 5 percent are found and Western Cape, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 28 percent are found and Malaysia, where 21 percent are found.

Samivelu Last Name Statistics demography

Samivelu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning R 171,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samivellu942/
Samyvelu886/
Samuvelu884/
Semivelu881/
Samiveloo8210/
Samivelloo781/
Samuwelu755/
Samiwalu751/
Samyveloo719/
Shamuwilu712/
Samuvallu712/
Shamewilu711/
Samybeloo591/

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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 Samivelu
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