Shly Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Shly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 526 | 1:50,238 | 4,005 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Shly (15) may also be a first name.
Shly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shly is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shly? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 546,987th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shly reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 15 people.
The surname Shly is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 50,238. In Yemen Shly is most numerous in: Hajjah Governorate, where 95 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent reside and 'Amran Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 5 percent reside and Syria, where 2 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
- 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 Shly
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