Shamalah Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Shamalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 52 | 1:888,075 | 32,885 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Shamalah (49) may also be a first name.
Shamalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamalah (Hindi: शमलाह) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamalah? popularity and diffusion
Shamalah is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Shamalah reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Shamalah is also the 1,430,306th most widely held first name internationally, held by 49 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 2 percent are found and Busia County, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamalah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamalah in the Hindi language | ||
| शमलाह | samalaha | - |
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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 Shamalah
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