Shamtally Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Shamtally Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamtally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius2191:5,9061,213
England171:3,277,533109,658
France81:8,302,840321,660
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Shamtally Last Name Facts

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

Shamtally is held by more people in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamtally? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,028,911th most widely held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Shamtally live; 89 percent live in Southern Africa and 89 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritius, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 5,906. In Mauritius Shamtally is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 83 percent are found, Port Louis District, where 15 percent are found and Savanne District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Mauritius this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shamtaully955/
Samtally942/
Saumtally89459/
Shamtali822/
Chamtalle781/
Shaamtala781/
Samtala7512/
Samtali751/
Shamtoli715/
Samtalee715/
Chamtali712/
Siamtale711/
Chamtale711/
Sammtala711/
Samtaliz711/
Chomtalay672/
Somtala638/
Samtoli632/
Samtola631/
Samtolia591/
Chomtale591/

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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 Shamtally
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