Shemaly Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Shemaly Surname User-submission:
1 - It was attributed to persons who had moved on from the extreme north of the country downwards to the Mount Lebanon area, mainly Keserwan.
Read More About This SurnameShemaly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shemaly Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name comes from the Arabic, شمالي, meaning 'from the north' or 'northerner'. There are two common interpretations for the family name:
1 - It was attributed to persons who had moved on from the extreme north of the country downwards to the Mount Lebanon area, mainly Keserwan. 2 - It was attributed to persons from the southern part of Lebanon who had moved north into those central Mount Lebanon areas.
- chemaliShemaly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shemaly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shemaly (Hindi: शेमाली) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shemaly? popularity and diffusion
It is the 855,216th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shemaly live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Arabic North Africa.
This surname is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Not including Egypt it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 2 percent live and Lebanon, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shemaly Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shemaly in the Hindi language | ||
| शेमाली | semali | - |
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