Surname สำลี (Samli 
, Samlee 
, Sumlee 
) , across the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen สำลี is habitual in Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, Malta, and Thailand. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Tanzania, Thailand, and Malaysia. Also, สำลี is the forename as well as the last name.