Samlu Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Samlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samlu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India91:85,229,487684,495
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Šamlů (1) are calculated separately.

Samlu (2,874) may also be a first name.

Samlu Last Name Facts

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

Samlu (Hindi: समलू, Marathi: समलु, Oriya: ସମଲୁ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Šamlů. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Samlu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Samlu reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 43 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 135,654th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 2,874 people.

The last name Samlu is most common in India, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India Samlu is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent live, Telangana, where 33 percent live and Chhattisgarh, where 11 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 35 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamlu91302/
Samlut9146/
Samlou9111/
Samlud917/
Šamlů871/
Shamlui83665/
Shamlou83199/
Shamluh8322/
Samlaus8317/
Schamlu838/
Shamliu837/
Shamluu831/
Samluch831/
Shamlau831/
Samlous831/
Sammlut831/
Jamlu8057/
Sanlu8042/
Somlu8023/
Semlu801/
Sammlaus778/
Shamlouz771/
Shamlous771/
Sanlou73193/
Jamlus73128/
Jamlud73120/
Zamlut7322/
Sanlui7315/
Sanliu7311/
Zamlus739/
Jamliu737/
Shanlu736/
Seanlu734/
Shemlu734/
Samloo733/
Somlux731/
Jamlou731/
Zamlou731/
Jamluh731/
Jhamlu731/
Sanlus731/
Sahamillu711/
Shamloo678,986/
Sanluis672,006/
Sainlus67207/
Zamlout67201/
Chamlou67175/
Shanlou6738/
Sanloup6724/
Jamillu6710/
Shanliu673/
Giamlud672/
Sanluiz671/
Sanellu671/
Sianlou671/
Sanluís671/
Djamleu671/
Soomlux671/
Chamlus670/

Samlu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Samlu in the Hindi language
समलूsamalu97.4
समलुsamalu1.3
शमलूsamalu0.65
सम्लूsamlu0.65
Samlu in the Marathi language
समलुsamalu90
समलूsamalu10
Samlu in the Oriya language
ସମଲୁsamalu66.67
ସାମଲୁsamalu33.33

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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 Samlu
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