Shapila Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Shapila Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 80 | 1:2,214,284 | 75,532 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shapila (34) may also be a first name.
Shapila Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shapila Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shapila (Hindi: शपीला, Russian: Шапила) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shapila? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,034,059th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. Shapila is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shapila live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria Shapila is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 5 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shapila Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shapila in the Hindi language | ||
| शपीला | sapila | - |
| Shapila in the Russian language | ||
| Шапила | sapila | - |
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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 Shapila
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