Samling Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Samling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0431:97,06416,908
India201:38,353,269431,471
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Samling (34) may also be a first name.

Samling Last Name Facts

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

Samling (Marathi: सामिंलग, Tibetan: བསམ་གླིང།) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 338,992nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The last name Samling occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Samling reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Samling is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 1,043 people, or 1 in 97,064. In The Philippines Samling is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 59 percent live, Davao Region, where 36 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 3 percent live. Other than The Philippines it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Samling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samling in the Tibetan language
བསམ་གླིང།samling-
Samling in the Marathi language
सामिंलगsaminlaga27.27
समिंलगsaminlaga27.27
समलींगsamalinga18.18
समलsamala18.18
शामिंलगsaminlaga9.09

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Samling
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