Cognomen Shale (Shale 
, Шейл 
) , across the world, is quite a common family name. The last name Shale is characteristic of Lesotho, where it is a common surname, South Africa, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Lesotho, South Africa, and Ethiopia. Also, Shale is the forename as well as the last name.
| frances shale (1706-1796) (b. 1706) |
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| john frederick shale photojournalist, AU (b. 1853) |
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| tom shale British actor, GB (b. 1864) |
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| shale niskin American businessman, US (b. 1926) |
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| david shale New Zealander-American mathematician (b. 1932) |
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| christopher shale British politician, GB (b. 1954) |
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| kerry shale Canadian actor, CA (b. 1958) |
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| dennis shale GB (b. 1948) |
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| liz shale NHS admin worker, GB (b. 1958) |
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| mark h. shale (b. 1951) |
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| cris shale football player, US (b. 1968) |
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| motlatsi shale association football player, LS (b. 1980) |
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| alby shale maternal half-brother of Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, GB |
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| phil shale researcher |
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