Shmala Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Shmala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Shmala (767) may also be a first name.
Shmala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shmala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shmala (Hindi: श्मला, Marathi: मला) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shmala is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Shmala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Shmala live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 296,432nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 767 people.
The surname Shmala is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 4,962,330. In Pakistan Shmala is primarily found in: Sindh, where 97 percent reside and Balochistan, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Shmala occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent reside and Belgium, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shmala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shmala in the Marathi language | ||
| मला | mala | 50 |
| शामला | samala | 16.67 |
| शामल | samala | 16.67 |
| शमला | samala | 16.67 |
| Shmala in the Hindi language | ||
| श्मला | smala | 42.86 |
| श्माला | smala | 21.43 |
| शमला | samala | 14.29 |
| शमलादेवी | samaladevi | 7.14 |
| सलमा | salama | 7.14 |
| समला | samala | 7.14 |
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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 Shmala
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