Shamlaye Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Seychelles
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Shamlaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamlaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Seychelles231:4,017661
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987

Shamlaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamlaye is held by more people in The Seychelles than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shamlaye.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamlaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamlaye is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Shamlaye are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean.

Shamlaye is most common in The Seychelles, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 4,017. Not including The Seychelles this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamlay932/
Shamlaei8810/
Samlay862/
Shamley80463/
Chamlay8074/
Shamlee8056/
Shanlay8051/
Shamlei809/
Shamlaa804/
Shamlaj803/
Samlaya803/
Shamlau801/
Zsamlye801/
Shamlie801/
Zamlaye801/
Saumlay801/
Xhamlayo7537/
Shamliya758/
Shomloye753/
Samillay751/
Soumlaye751/
Samlee71623/
Samloy71230/
Samley7153/
Somlay7148/
Sanlay7113/
Samlai717/
Samlue715/
Zamlay713/
Samlie713/
Samlei711/
Shamlaiah711/
Shamlooee711/
Shanley679,556/
Chamley67846/
Shamlui67665/
Sanlawe67294/
Shamlou67199/
Somlyay67188/
Chamlai67173/
Somlayi6790/
Xamlayo6778/
Shemlei6755/
Shemley6747/
Samliya6743/
Sanlıay6733/
Samlaus6717/
Shanlei6714/
Sanlayt6712/
Samlija6711/
Samlley677/
Samlaji677/
Shomlea677/
Chanlay675/
Samleit674/
Samlowe674/
Sanleye673/
Sanlaeh672/
Shanlai672/
Sianlay671/
Zsomlye671/
Shanlee671/
Zsömlye671/
Soumlay671/
Shonlye671/
Sanlayi671/
Seanlae671/
Shanlie670/
Chamlea670/

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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 Shamlaye
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