Al Shilani Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Al Shilani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shilani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Al Shilani Last Name Facts

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

Al Shilani is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shilani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Shilani live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 80 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname Al Shilani is most common in Yemen, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,606,324. Other than Yemen it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iraq, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shailani955/
Al Sailani90215/
Al Shajlani861/
Al Zilani841/
Al Sylani841/
Al Sulhani808/
Al Sulayni801/
Al-Sailani801/
Al-Zilani741/
Al-Seelani701/
Al Seleny635/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Al Shilani
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis