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
The surname Shamaal (Marathi: शामाल) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaal? popularity and diffusion
Shamaal is the 398,612th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamaal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamaal is also the 270,251st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 902 people.
The surname Shamaal is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 870 people, or 1 in 36,958. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Nangarhar, where 35 percent live, Kabul, where 13 percent live and Paktika, where 12 percent live. Not including Afghanistan Shamaal exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 1 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
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
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- 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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