Shamsal Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shamsal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamsal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Shamsal (88) may also be a first name.

Shamsal Last Name Facts

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

Shamsal is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shamsal.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamsal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamsal are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamsal is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name in the world, held by 88 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 100 percent live. Beside Afghanistan Shamsal is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Pakistan, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamshal9321/
Shamsald931/
Samsal92230/
Shamsol8678/
Samsail8612/
Samsall869/
Samsahl862/
Shansal862/
Samsale861/
Chamsal861/
Shanshal802,611/
Shamshol8011/
Shamsool805/
Shansale804/
Shamsuol802/
Shamshalova781/
Sansal771,243/
Samsol77104/
Samjal7793/
Semsal776/
Samxal775/
Şamsal771/
Shanshail7521/
Shamshool756/
Shamshoul751/
Shanshall751/
Sansale7165/
Sansall7112/
Samsool7111/
Somsale716/
Siansal716/
Chansal714/
Samsoul713/
Zamszal711/
Chamsol711/
Chomsal711/
Sanssal711/
Samssol711/
Semssal711/
Samshol711/
Shanjale679/
Sansalhe672/
Shangial671/
Chansald671/
Sainsale671/
Chamchal671/

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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 Shamsal
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