Shamila Surname
Approximately 7,186 people bear this surname
Shamila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,377 | 1:52,900 | 2,126 |
| Yemen | 2,332 | 1:11,332 | 1,367 |
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| India | 183 | 1:4,191,614 | 111,941 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Maldives | 58 | 1:6,968 | 589 |
| Uganda | 47 | 1:830,623 | 38,869 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Shamila (195,944) may also be a first name.
Shamila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamila (Arabic: شاميلا, Bengali: শমিলা, Dhivehi: ުޝާމިލާ, Georgian: შამილა, Hindi: शमीला, Marathi: शमीला, Oriya: ଶମିଳା) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamila? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamila is the 69,043rd most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,014,131 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Shamila live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,342nd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 195,944 people.
The last name Shamila is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 3,377 people, or 1 in 52,900. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 44 percent reside, Sindh, where 44 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 32 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamila in the Georgian language | ||
| შამილა | shamila | - |
| Shamila in the Bengali language | ||
| শমিলা | samila | - |
| Shamila in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުޝާމިލާ | usamila | - |
| Shamila in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶମିଳା | samila | 92.86 |
| ଶମିଲା | samila | 7.14 |
| Shamila in the Marathi language | ||
| शमीला | samila | 72.97 |
| शामीला | samila | 18.92 |
| शकील | sakila | 1.35 |
| शमीका | samika | 0.68 |
| हमीद | hamida | 0.68 |
| शांतीलाल | santilala | 0.68 |
| शमन | samana | 0.68 |
| सािलयन | sailayana | 0.68 |
| शमीलाान | samilaana | 0.68 |
| समेल | samela | 0.68 |
| जमील | jamila | 0.68 |
| Shamila in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीला | samila | 60.98 |
| शमिला | samila | 32.53 |
| शामिला | samila | 4.09 |
| शामीला | samila | 1.1 |
| श्ामिला | samila | 0.4 |
| शर्मिला | sarmila | 0.4 |
| शमाइला | sama'ila | 0.1 |
| शिमला | simala | 0.1 |
| शमी्ला | samila | 0.1 |
| शमिलाज़् | samilaz | 0.1 |
| शर्मीला | sarmila | 0.1 |
| Shamila in the Arabic language | ||
| شاميلا | shamyla | - |
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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 Shamila
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