Samkala Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Samkala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Samkala (49) may also be a first name.
Samkala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samkala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samkala (Hindi: समकला, Tibetan: སམ་ཀ་ལ་) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Samkala.
How Common Is The Last Name Samkala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Samkala is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Samkala is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Samkala live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 49 people.
The last name Samkala is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Samkala is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Samkala occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siamkala | 93 | 33 | / |
| Samgkala | 93 | 12 | / |
| Samkalia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shamkala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jamkala | 86 | 99 | / |
| Somkala | 86 | 54 | / |
| Samkale | 86 | 2 | / |
| Samkela | 86 | 2 | / |
| Semkala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samkaly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Zamkala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Samkola | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shamkali | 80 | 1,212 | / |
| Shamkalo | 80 | 46 | / |
| Shemkala | 80 | 6 | / |
| Somkhala | 80 | 5 | / |
| Samkaliy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Samkhali | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somkalay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Samkelaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhali | 75 | 256 | / |
| Shamkhaly | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssemkaula | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaymkali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chamkkala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Samkelo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Samkolo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Zamkela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Somkela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhally | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamkhalli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zamkola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somcala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Samcola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somkali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Semkailo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Semkaylo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Somkaylo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seamcola | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djamkola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomkali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somkaley | 67 | 1 | / |
Samkala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samkala in the Tibetan language | ||
| སམ་ཀ་ལ་ | samkala | - |
| Samkala in the Hindi language | ||
| समकला | samakala | 76 |
| समकाला | samakala | 20 |
| सामकला | samakala | 4 |
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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 Samkala
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