Shmalh Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Shmalh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 355 | 1:24,908 | 3,387 |
| Pakistan | 83 | 1:2,152,336 | 20,049 |
Shmalh (17,427) may also be a first name.
Shmalh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shmalh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shmalh has its highest incidence in Jordan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmalh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 679,794th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname Shmalh is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shmalh are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Levant. Shmalh is also the 41,786th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 17,427 people.
The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is borne by 355 people, or 1 in 24,908. In Jordan it is mostly concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 88 percent are found, Irbid Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Jordan this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Shmalh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis