Samutela Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Samutela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Samutela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5031:31,5113,234
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Samutela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Samutela is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Samutela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Samutela is the 489,550th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,764,470 people. The surname Samutela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Samutela live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 503 people, or 1 in 31,511. In Zambia Samutela is most numerous in: North-Western Province, where 73 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 14 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Zambia Samutela is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

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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 Samutela
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