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 last name Sharmela (Hindi: शर्मेला) is found most in India. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sharmela.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharmela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sharmela occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sharmela live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 329,982nd most numerous forename globally, held by 636 people.

The last name Sharmela is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 25 percent are found and Kerala, where 25 percent are found. Aside from India it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 33 percent are found and Pakistan, where 11 percent are found.

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