Samlak Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Samlak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Samlak (14) may also be a first name.
Samlak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samlak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Samlak is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Samlak.
How Common Is The Last Name Samlak? popularity and diffusion
Samlak is the 1,079,669th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Samlak live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
The last name Samlak is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Excluding Morocco this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamlak | 92 | 219 | / |
| Samlack | 92 | 13 | / |
| Siamlak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Szamlak | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shamlakh | 86 | 2,418 | / |
| Shamlakk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Semlak | 83 | 137 | / |
| Samlok | 83 | 102 | / |
| Somlak | 83 | 27 | / |
| Jamlak | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zamlak | 83 | 2 | / |
| Samlac | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shamlaakk | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shamlaq | 77 | 580 | / |
| Jamlack | 77 | 9 | / |
| Samlock | 77 | 8 | / |
| Siemlak | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shamlac | 77 | 2 | / |
| Semlack | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somliak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samlagh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shomlak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Semleak | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samlaic | 77 | 1 | / |
| Samlouk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Somlake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shamlag | 77 | 1 | / |
| Camlack | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shamlock | 71 | 22 | / |
| Samloukh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Semmlack | 71 | 5 | / |
| Zemlak | 67 | 556 | / |
| Somlok | 67 | 196 | / |
| Samloc | 67 | 54 | / |
| Camlok | 67 | 7 | / |
| Šemlak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cemlak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Samlog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jamlok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamloukh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somlakova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shamlaugh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Samlak
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