Shaml Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Shaml Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 95 | 1:338,455 | 5,139 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaml (183) may also be a first name.
Shaml Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaml Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shaml (Hindi: शामल, Marathi: शामल, Russian: Шамлъ) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaml? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shaml are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 673,127th most common forename in the world It is held by 183 people.
It is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 338,455. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Khost, where 28 percent live, Paktika, where 24 percent live and Zabul, where 18 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaml Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaml in the Marathi language | ||
| शामल | samala | 71.88 |
| शामला | samala | 12.5 |
| शमल | samala | 6.25 |
| शामली | samali | 3.13 |
| भां | bham | 3.13 |
| शाम | sama | 3.13 |
| Shaml in the Hindi language | ||
| शामल | samala | 50 |
| शम्ल | samla | 37.5 |
| शमल् | samal | 12.5 |
| Shaml in the Russian language | ||
| Шамлъ | saml | - |
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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 Shaml
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