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 surname Shmalh is found most in Jordan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shmalh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 679,794th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shmalh live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Levant. Shmalh is also the 41,786th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 17,427 people.
The last name Shmalh is most commonly held in Jordan, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 24,908. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Amman Governorate, where 88 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 8 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Not including Jordan it occurs in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 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 Shmalh
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