Shamala Surname
Approximately 4,789 people bear this surname
Shamala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,320 | 1:19,905 | 2,310 |
| India | 1,691 | 1:453,616 | 23,394 |
| Egypt | 549 | 1:167,460 | 12,562 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Palestine | 5 | 1:909,770 | 15,190 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Shamala (9,854) may also be a first name.
Shamala Demographics
Shamala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shamala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamala (Bengali: শামলা, Georgian: შამალა, Hindi: शमला, Marathi: शामला, Oriya: ଶମଳା, Russian: Шамала) occurs most in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,941st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,521,726 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Shamala are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,851st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 9,854 people.
The last name Shamala is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,320 people, or 1 in 19,905. In Kenya Shamala is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 64 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 15 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent reside and Egypt, where 11 percent reside.
Shamala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Shamala earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning $49,806 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamala in the Georgian language | ||
| შამალა | shamala | - |
| Shamala in the Hindi language | ||
| शमला | samala | 88.89 |
| शामला | samala | 6.17 |
| शमाला | samala | 3.7 |
| शमेला | samela | 0.31 |
| समला | samala | 0.31 |
| शामाला | samala | 0.31 |
| Shamala in the Marathi language | ||
| शामला | samala | 68.92 |
| शमाला | samala | 8.45 |
| शामाला | samala | 5.07 |
| शमला | samala | 4.39 |
| शामल | samala | 3.38 |
| यामला | yamala | 2.36 |
| शामलाल | samalala | 0.68 |
| यामल | yamala | 0.68 |
| शामराव | samarava | 0.68 |
| शामाना | samana | 0.68 |
| सामला | samala | 0.68 |
| शमाल | samala | 0.34 |
| झामला | jhamala | 0.34 |
| शामन | samana | 0.34 |
| शामळा | samala | 0.34 |
| शमळा | samala | 0.34 |
| शामलाने | samalane | 0.34 |
| शामकांत | samakanta | 0.34 |
| शामलााने | samalaane | 0.34 |
| शाामला | saamala | 0.34 |
| शमील | samila | 0.34 |
| Shamala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶମଳା | samala | 66.67 |
| ଶାମଳା | samala | 33.33 |
| Shamala in the Bengali language | ||
| শামলা | samala | 61.54 |
| শমলা | samala | 15.38 |
| সামেলা | samela | 7.69 |
| সমলা | samala | 7.69 |
| শ্যামলা | syamala | 7.69 |
| Shamala in the Russian language | ||
| Шамала | 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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- 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 Shamala
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