Shamalan Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shamalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shamalan (97) may also be a first name.

Shamalan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamalan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shamalan (Hindi: शमलन, Marathi: शामलान) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamalan.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamalan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shamalan live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shamalan is also the 962,660th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 97 people.

This last name is most common in Iran, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran Shamalan is primarily concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 58 percent are found, Qom Province, where 20 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamalan in the Hindi language
शमलनsamalana-
Shamalan in the Marathi language
शामलानsamalana41.18
शामलनsamalana41.18
शमलनsamalana11.76
शमलानsamalana5.88

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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
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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 Shamalan
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