Shamela Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Shamela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shamela (2,369) may also be a first name.
Shamela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamela (Bengali: শামেলা, Georgian: შამელა, Hindi: शमेला, Marathi: शमेला, Russian: Шамела) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamela? popularity and diffusion
Shamela is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Shamela is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Shamela reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 152,653rd most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 2,369 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya Shamela is mostly found in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent reside. Beside Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamela in the Georgian language | ||
| შამელა | shamela | - |
| Shamela in the Bengali language | ||
| শামেলা | samela | 88.89 |
| সমেলা | samela | 11.11 |
| Shamela in the Hindi language | ||
| शमेला | samela | 66.67 |
| शामेला | samela | 16.67 |
| शामएला | sama'ela | 16.67 |
| Shamela in the Marathi language | ||
| शमेला | samela | 42.86 |
| शामेला | samela | 28.57 |
| शिमेला | simela | 14.29 |
| शामीला | samila | 14.29 |
| Shamela in the Russian language | ||
| Шамела | samela | - |
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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 Shamela
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