Last name شاميل (Shamil 
, Shamiel 
, Sjamil 
) , in the entire world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen شاميل is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, and Azerbaijan. Likewise, شاميل is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shamil | Azerbaijan, Iraq, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, India |
| Shamiel | Georgia, United States, South Africa, Malaysia, India |
| Sjamil | Philippines, India, Netherlands |
| شاميل | Iran |