Sharmela Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sharmela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharmela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sharmela (636) may also be a first name.

Sharmela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharmela (Hindi: शर्मेला) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharmela? popularity and diffusion

Sharmela is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sharmela occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sharmela are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 329,982nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 636 people.

This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent live and Kerala, where 25 percent live. Barring India it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent live and Pakistan, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharmela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharmela in the Hindi language
शर्मेलाsarmela50
शार्मेलाsarmela16.67
शर्मीलाsarmila16.67
शर्मिलाsarmila16.67

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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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