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The name itself, meaning "moonlight" or "mountain peak," is from Sanskrit and used widely. Pinpointing a particular community needs more details, like where the familys from.



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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
The name itself, meaning "moonlight" or "mountain peak," is from Sanskrit and used widely. Pinpointing a particular community needs more details, like where the familys from.
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Maharashtra
1,718

Madhya Pradesh
114

Karnataka
90

Tamil Nadu
57

Andhra Pradesh
37

Rajasthan
17

Bihar
12

Kerala
7

Jharkhand
4

Delhi
2
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64
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SHAILA is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with TREES.
The SHAILA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.
Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the SHAILA surname with 1,718 records (83.5%).
The SHAILA surname is written in HINDI, SANSKRIT scripts.
SHAILA is ranked #8963 in India with approximately 4,530 people bearing this surname.
The SHAILA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (83.5%), Madhya Pradesh (5.5%), Karnataka (4.4%).
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