Shellah Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Shellah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shellah (1,638) may also be a first name.
Shellah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shellah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shellah (Hindi: शेल्लाह) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shellah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shellah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 866,642nd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname Shellah is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Shellah are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shellah is also the 190,505th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 1,638 people.
The surname Shellah is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Beside Malawi it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shellah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shellah in the Hindi language | ||
| शेल्लाह | sellaha | - |
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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 Shellah
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