Sharmala Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sharmala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharmala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Sharmala (457) may also be a first name.

Sharmala Last Name Facts

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

Sharmala (Bengali: শরমালা, Hindi: शर्मला, Oriya: ଶମର୍ଳା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sharmala.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharmala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Sharmala is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Sharmala reside; 52 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 399,588th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 457 people.

The last name Sharmala is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 45 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 36 percent reside and Delhi, where 9 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 29 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Sharmala Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sharmala has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Sharmala last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharmala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharmala in the Oriya language
ଶମର୍ଳାsamarla-
Sharmala in the Hindi language
शर्मलाsarmala84.62
शर्मिलाsarmila7.69
शर्मालाsarmala7.69
Sharmala in the Bengali language
শরমালাsaramala50
শর্মালাsarmala50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharmala
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