Shamaal Surname
Approximately 883 people bear this surname
Shamaal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 870 | 1:36,958 | 1,445 |
| Maldives | 10 | 1:40,417 | 2,132 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Shamaal (902) may also be a first name.
Shamaal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamaal (Marathi: शामाल) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Shamaal click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaal? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 398,612th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamaal reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 270,251st most widespread first name internationally, held by 902 people.
It is most widely held in Afghanistan, where it is held by 870 people, or 1 in 36,958. In Afghanistan Shamaal is most frequent in: Nangarhar, where 35 percent reside, Kabul, where 13 percent reside and Paktika, where 12 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamaal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamaal in the Marathi language | ||
| शामाल | samala | - |
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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 Shamaal
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