Shiil Surname
Approximately 2,397 people bear this surname
Shiil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somaliland | 2,019 | 1:1,734 | 219 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shiil (12) may also be a first name.
Shiil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shiil (Bengali: শিীল, Hindi: शिील) is more frequently found in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiil? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shiil is the 178,234th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,040,278 people. The surname Shiil occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shiil reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Shiil is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name globally, held by 12 people.
Shiil is most frequently used in Somaliland, where it is borne by 2,019 people, or 1 in 1,734. Not including Somaliland this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 10 percent live and Djibouti, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiil in the Bengali language | ||
| শিীল | siila | - |
| Shiil in the Hindi language | ||
| शिील | siila | 50 |
| शीइल | si'ila | 25 |
| शाीिल | saiila | 25 |
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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 Shiil
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