Shamilah Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Shamilah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shamilah (46,664) may also be a first name.
Shamilah Demographics
Shamilah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shamilah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamilah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamilah is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamilah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Shamilah is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Shamilah reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 19,600th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 46,664 people.
The surname Shamilah is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,259,332. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Luweero District, where 42 percent are found, Kampala District, where 32 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Uganda it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 8 percent are found.
Shamilah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shamilah surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Shamilah
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