MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Samaliya mean?
Samaliya is a vernacular form in the Samaliya or Sanwaliya name group. Its connection with the word for a dark hue also brings the devotional name Shyam, Krishna, into view.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सामलिया
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
समलिया
Letter-by-letter: samaliyā
874 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Samaliya in Indian usage
1,262 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 924 records (73.2%).
- Recorded as male: 338 records (26.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 129 |
| 1950s | 203 |
| 1960s | 292 |
| 1970s | 280 |
| 1980s | 194 |
| Other decades | 164 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,006 |
| Other states | 256 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Wiktionary: श्याम ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.