Sharmilah Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sharmilah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharmilah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sharmilah (241) may also be a first name.

Sharmilah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sharmilah has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sharmilah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharmilah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sharmilah is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Sharmilah is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sharmilah are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 575,894th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 241 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Sharmilah is primarily concentrated in: Sabah, where 67 percent reside and Penang, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Sharmilah
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