Samlam Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Niger

Samlam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Samlam (109) may also be a first name.

Samlam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samlam is found most frequently in India. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samlam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Samlam reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 109 people.

Samlam is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India Samlam is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 79 percent are found, Bihar, where 7 percent are found and Telangana, where 7 percent are found. Beside India this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamlam929/
Samlyam927/
Samnlam925/
Siamlam921/
Siamleam862/
Saemleam861/
Samillam861/
Samlan831,177/
Somlam83178/
Jamlam8342/
Sanlam8337/
Samlom831/
Zamlam831/
Shamlan7716,395/
Samland771,047/
Samlain7730/
Samlang7720/
Samlane777/
Chamlam775/
Sjamlan774/
Siamlan774/
Samlian772/
Somlame771/
Sianlam771/
Sannlam771/
Seanlam771/
Samloum771/
Samlean771/
Scamlom771/
Samlaan771/
Samillan712,380/
Shamlian71406/
Shamlyan7141/
Sammland7122/
Samliang7117/
Shamlang7112/
Shamlain713/
Samlahun713/
Schamlan711/
Shamlaan711/
Sonlam672,314/
Somlan6721/
Sammillan6718/
Zamlan6713/
Samlon6713/
Sanlan6712/
Samillian672/
Samlahane671/
Samilland671/
Samillang671/
Shamliann671/
Somlom671/
Camlom671/

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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 Samlam
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