Shamelin Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Shamelin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamelin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Shamelin (12) may also be a first name.

Shamelin Last Name Facts

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

Shamelin (Russian: Шамелин) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamelin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 43 percent of Shamelin reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Shamelin is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia it is most common in: Kuala Lumpur, where 33 percent live, Sabah, where 33 percent live and Selangor, where 33 percent live. Barring Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamelin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamelin in the Russian language
Шамелинsamelin-

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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
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  • 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 Shamelin
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