El Shala Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Oman
Highest density in:
Oman

El Shala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Shala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Oman1131:32,6372,297
Palestine391:116,6377,450
Syria221:877,3196,367
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443

El Shala Last Name Facts

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

El Shala is found in Oman more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of El Shala.

How Common Is The Last Name El Shala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. El Shala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of El Shala live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most numerous in Oman, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 32,637. In Oman it is primarily concentrated in: Ad Dhahirah Governorate, where 100 percent live. Apart from Oman El Shala occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 21 percent live and Syria, where 12 percent live.

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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
  • 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 El Shala
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