Shamul Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Belize

Shamul Surname User-submission:

According the Jewish tradition, every male born has to be circumcised after 8 days from being born. In order to keep in secret the fact they were Jewish, but also keep on the tradition, Jewish people that had lived in Islamist countries used a "code name" - Shmul written as" שמול" in Hebrew .

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Shamul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1641:1,089,29213,626
India541:14,204,914239,375
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Belize21:177,7373,502
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Shamul (1,582) may also be a first name.

Shamul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

According the Jewish tradition, every male born has to be circumcised after 8 days from being born. In order to keep in secret the fact they were Jewish, but also keep on the tradition, Jewish people that had lived in Islamist countries used a "code name" - Shmul written as" שמול" in Hebrew .

ש (pronounced as SH) - refers to the the hebrew word for eighth (Shmone)

מול (pronounced as MUL) - refers to the hebrew word for ordering a person to carry out the circumcision.

- ahimeir

Shamul Last Name Facts

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

Shamul (Hindi: शामुल, Marathi: शामुल, Russian: Шамуль) occurs most in Pakistan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamul.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamul? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Shamul live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 194,449th most common first name on earth It is held by 1,582 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 1,089,292. In Pakistan Shamul is mostly concentrated in: Sindh, where 99 percent live and Balochistan, where 1 percent live. Besides Pakistan it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Afghanistan, where 8 percent live.

Shamul Last Name Statistics demography

Shamul earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sahamul9242/
Shamuil9223/
Shaimul9217/
Schamul927/
Shamaul926/
Shamule925/
Shamoul923/
Shahmul921/
Shameul921/
Shamhul921/
Shamull921/
Shamuyl921/
Shamgul921/
Samul913,924/
Shahamul8610/
Shammule861/
Shamol836,640/
Shemul835,424/
Sameul832,567/
Chamul831,264/
Samule831,045/
Samuil83329/
Samoul83293/
Saimul83145/
Samaul8380/
Sammul8374/
Samuyl8332/
Samuël8313/
Sahmul8311/
Samull839/
Sajmul838/
Saamul836/
Sasmul833/
Samgul833/
Samuld832/
Samusl831/
Hsamul831/
Seamul831/
Samulh831/
Samu'l831/
Samuhl830/
Shamulova801/
Shaymol77363/
Shomule7760/
Shamool7743/
Shamoel7725/
Samoule7721/
Sammule7714/
Shaimol777/
Chamule776/
Samulle775/
Samuile775/
Samusel775/
Chamoul775/
Saimusl774/
Sammeul774/
Chaimul774/
Saimule774/
Saimuul773/
Sameule773/
Saimull772/
Samahul772/
Samhoul772/
Sheemul772/
Chamuil772/
Saaymul771/
Sajtmul771/
Saimgul771/
Saimult771/
Saimuyl771/
Samhaul771/
Chasmul771/
Sammuil771/
Samuhle771/
Saymule771/
Chamull771/
Saimoul771/
Samouël771/
Samaull771/
Chamuël771/
Samusil771/
Seameul770/
Shamuilova7565/
Shamhulova756/
Schamuchel751/
Samol734,211/
Semul731,420/
Samól73278/
Somul7323/
Zamul7310/
Sheemull71132/
Schemoul7156/
Chamault7149/
Chaumule7118/
Samulová719/
Samulova716/
Chamoule712/
Samauldh711/
Shamhool711/
Shamoole711/
Sammoule711/
Samuylova671,568/
Samoel671,230/
Samuilova67922/
Somule67110/
Samool67109/
Somuil6728/
Saimol6722/
Siamol6722/
Semuil6718/
Zamoul6710/
Zahmul679/
Saymulova678/
Samujlova678/
Semeul678/
Chaitmaul675/
Szamol675/
Seemul674/
Chámul673/
Zamuhl673/
Somgul673/
Samuił672/
Zaimul671/
Samhol671/
Semmul671/
Semull671/
Shomol671/
Samuilowa671/
Chamúl671/
Sommul671/

Shamul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamul in the Marathi language
शामुलsamula76.92
शमुलsamula11.54
शमुळsamula3.85
शमसुलsamasula3.85
शमुवेलsamuvela3.85
Shamul in the Hindi language
शामुलsamula45.16
शमुलsamula38.71
शामूलsamula9.68
शमशुलsamasula3.23
शमूलsamula3.23
Shamul in the Russian language
Шамульsamul-

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