Samleng Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Samleng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samleng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia111:1,407,9226,192
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Samleng (90) may also be a first name.

Samleng Last Name Facts

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

Samleng is most common in Cambodia. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Samleng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Samleng is the 3,957,383rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Samleng live; 72 percent live in Southeast Asia and 44 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,407,922. In Cambodia Samleng is primarily found in: Kampong Thom Province, where 73 percent live, Kratié Province, where 9 percent live and Ratanakiri Province, where 9 percent live. Outside of Cambodia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Thailand, where 16 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 Samleng
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