Shamillah Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Shamillah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamillah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Shamillah (653) may also be a first name.

Shamillah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamillah (Hindi: शमील्लाह, Marathi: शािमाह) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamillah? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Shamillah is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Shamillah are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shamillah is also the 324,981st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 653 people.

The last name Shamillah is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,337,698. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Luweero District, where 89 percent live and Kampala District, where 11 percent live. Excluding Uganda Shamillah occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Shamillah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamillah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamillah in the Hindi language
शमील्लाहsamillaha-
Shamillah in the Marathi language
शािमाहsaimaha-

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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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  • 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 Shamillah
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