Shazala Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Shazala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 59 | 1:782,710 | 31,540 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shazala (59) may also be a first name.
Shazala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shazala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shazala occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shazala.
How Common Is The Last Name Shazala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Shazala are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Shazala is also the 1,282,666th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 59 people.
It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 782,710. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Vihiga County, where 92 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 7 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shazala
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