Shamfula Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Shamfula Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Shamfula (50) may also be a first name.
Shamfula Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamfula Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamfula (Hindi: शम्फुला) has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamfula? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Shamfula are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shamfula is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 50 people.
Shamfula is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Shamfula is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 50 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 25 percent live. Excluding Zambia Shamfula occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 43 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamfula | 88 | 5 | / |
| Siamfula | 88 | 2 | / |
| Samfulla | 88 | 1 | / |
| Somfula | 80 | 253 | / |
| Sanfula | 80 | 0 | / |
| Xhomfula | 75 | 7 | / |
| Siamfuli | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chamfule | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanfulla | 75 | 1 | / |
| Champhula | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somfulo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Somfola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonfula | 67 | 4 | / |
| Samfilo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xomfula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanfoule | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zanfuila | 63 | 1 | / |
| Samphule | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chomphula | 59 | 4 | / |
| Sainfilia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Chomphulai | 56 | 75 | / |
| Sonfule | 53 | 65 | / |
| Sanfole | 53 | 17 | / |
| Sanfoli | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sonphule | 50 | 11 | / |
| Somphila | 50 | 4 | / |
| Somphule | 50 | 4 | / |
Shamfula Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamfula in the Hindi language | ||
| शम्फुला | samphula | 50 |
| शम्फूला | samphula | 50 |
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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 Shamfula
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