Shamlan Surname

32,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shamlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen14,3901:1,836285
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
United Arab Emirates5431:16,8732,032
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
India1131:6,788,189152,128
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Shamlan (1,427) may also be a first name.

Shamlan Last Name Facts

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

Shamlan (Arabic: الشملان, Hindi: शमलान, Marathi: शमलान) is most common in Yemen. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamlan? popularity and diffusion

Shamlan is the 32,473rd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 444,498 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamlan are found; 98 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 206,591st most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 1,427 people.

This surname is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 14,390 people, or 1 in 1,836. In Yemen Shamlan is most common in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 18 percent live, Ibb Governorate, where 14 percent live and Hajjah Governorate, where 8 percent live. Beside Yemen this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Shamlan Last Name Statistics demography

Shamlan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% less than the national average, earning $36,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamlan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamlan in the Hindi language
शमलानsamalana-
Shamlan in the Marathi language
शमलानsamalana88.89
शामलानsamalana11.11
Shamlan in the Arabic language
الشملانalshmlan-
شملانshmlan-

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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 Shamlan
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