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) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamalah? popularity and diffusion
Shamalah is the 2,580,327th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. Shamalah occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Shamalah are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 49 people.
The surname Shamalah is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 888,075. In Kenya Shamalah is most common in: Kakamega County, where 94 percent live, Bungoma County, where 2 percent live and Busia County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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