Samla Surname
Approximately 1,599 people bear this surname
Samla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 633 | 1:159,934 | 26,341 |
| India | 311 | 1:2,466,448 | 79,091 |
| Tanzania | 239 | 1:221,513 | 18,438 |
| South Africa | 136 | 1:398,365 | 35,171 |
| Thailand | 104 | 1:679,215 | 113,538 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Maldives | 30 | 1:13,472 | 988 |
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Šamla (9) are calculated separately.
Samla (8,129) may also be a first name.
Samla Demographics
Average Samla Salary in
United States
$47,180 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Samla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samla (Bengali: সমলা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻤﻠﻪ, Hindi: समला, Marathi: समला, Oriya: ସାମଲ, Russian: Самла) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šamla. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samla? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samla is the 248,464th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,557,565 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Samla live; 48 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 70,315th most common forename throughout the world, held by 8,129 people.
The last name Samla is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 633 people, or 1 in 159,934. In The Philippines Samla is most numerous in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 68 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 29 percent live and Davao Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding The Philippines this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Samla Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Samla earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.82% less than the national average, earning R 154,884 per year and in United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,180 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻤﻠﻪ | smlh | - |
| Samla in the Bengali language | ||
| সমলা | samala | - |
| Samla in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାମଲ | samala | - |
| Samla in the Hindi language | ||
| समला | samala | 95.81 |
| सामला | samala | 3.64 |
| सम्ला | samla | 0.13 |
| शमला | samala | 0.08 |
| साम्ला | samla | 0.08 |
| शिमला | simala | 0.08 |
| समल | samala | 0.03 |
| संला | sanla | 0.03 |
| शम्ला | samla | 0.03 |
| Samla in the Marathi language | ||
| समला | samala | 67.03 |
| सामळा | samala | 14.84 |
| सामला | samala | 13.74 |
| शामला | samala | 1.1 |
| ेशाम | esama | 1.1 |
| Samla in the Russian language | ||
| Самла | samla | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samla
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