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) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamela? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 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 held first name world-wide It is held by 2,369 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 100 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
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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