Shama Forename
3,121st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 334,139 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Pakistan
Shama Forename Definition:
Shay'-mah, loss, desolation, astonishment. Son of Hothan. 1 Chron. xi. 44. He is called Shammah, 2 Sam. xxiii. 25; Shammoth, 1 Chron. xi. 27.
Shama Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 98% | 173,118 | 1:7,018 | 879 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 110,151 | 1:1,764 | 327 |
| Sudan | 100% | 18,046 | 1:2,095 | 389 |
| Bangladesh | 71% | 8,157 | 1:19,549 | 2,231 |
| Afghanistan | 89% | 3,625 | 1:9,000 | 987 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3,295 | 1:2,171 | 244 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 2,361 | 1:8,809 | 1,353 |
| Russia | 97% | 2,108 | 1:68,422 | 1,473 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,098 | 1:14,687 | 2,038 |
| United States | 88% | 1,327 | 1:273,200 | 8,790 |
| Egypt | 91% | 1,215 | 1:75,639 | 3,772 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1,012 | 1:8,722 | 784 |
| England | 100% | 906 | 1:61,372 | 2,710 |
| Iraq | 51% | 826 | 1:42,395 | 1,605 |
| DR Congo | 88% | 541 | 1:136,465 | 6,685 |
| Yemen | - | 541 | 1:48,608 | 1,206 |
| Nigeria | 84% | 522 | 1:340,162 | 12,149 |
| Palestine | 100% | 519 | 1:8,767 | 791 |
| Kuwait | - | 513 | 1:7,379 | 921 |
| Lebanon | 99% | 446 | 1:12,618 | 1,197 |
| South Africa | 92% | 416 | 1:131,088 | 9,690 |
| Oman | 100% | 284 | 1:14,467 | 1,454 |
| Canada | 100% | 283 | 1:117,079 | 5,593 |
| Tajikistan | 67% | 133 | 1:62,969 | 2,408 |
| Syria | - | 128 | 1:150,829 | 2,161 |
| Tanzania | 57% | 113 | 1:467,153 | 13,616 |
| Haiti | 73% | 106 | 1:101,198 | 5,694 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 51% | 100 | 1:13,614 | 1,854 |
| Malawi | 67% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| New Zealand | - | 76 | 1:59,685 | 3,060 |
| Maldives | 100% | 62 | 1:6,998 | 382 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Iran | 52% | 58 | 1:1,353,394 | 10,074 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 50 | 1:608,999 | 24,959 |
| Ethiopia | 74% | 49 | 1:1,991,023 | 8,071 |
| Qatar | 100% | 49 | 1:48,359 | 6,334 |
| Suriname | - | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Israel | 97% | 48 | 1:175,061 | 5,797 |
| Scotland | 100% | 45 | 1:118,897 | 2,628 |
| Thailand | 96% | 39 | 1:1,796,559 | 52,686 |
| Tunisia | 53% | 37 | 1:18,295 | 1,423 |
| Australia | - | 35 | 1:390,218 | 6,978 |
| Netherlands | 62% | 35 | 1:482,917 | 12,005 |
| Philippines | 93% | 31 | 1:3,419,661 | 65,885 |
| Norway | 54% | 29 | 1:176,977 | 4,635 |
| Kazakhstan | 94% | 28 | 1:633,816 | 8,396 |
| Spain | 100% | 28 | 1:1,661,784 | 10,747 |
| Indonesia | - | 23 | 1:11,215,812 | 344,499 |
| Sweden | 96% | 23 | 1:428,605 | 11,536 |
| Uganda | 78% | 20 | 1:2,047,846 | 26,620 |
| Kenya | - | 19 | 1:2,437,216 | 20,914 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 19 | 1:9,359 | 1,306 |
| France | 100% | 18 | 1:3,692,797 | 17,000 |
| Zambia | - | 17 | 1:932,635 | 15,302 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Denmark | - | 12 | 1:470,792 | 7,517 |
| Nepal | - | 11 | 1:2,589,759 | 36,665 |
| Guyana | 50% | 10 | 1:76,326 | 6,296 |
| Azerbaijan | 67% | 9 | 1:1,071,438 | 15,295 |
| Somalia | - | 9 | 1:1,502,874 | 3,918 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 9 | 1:3,420,716 | 8,576 |
| Brazil | - | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Ukraine | 57% | 8 | 1:5,687,488 | 9,604 |
| Finland | 56% | 7 | 1:783,312 | 7,794 |
| Italy | 85% | 6 | 1:10,177,015 | 31,373 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 6 | 1:340,000 | 19,758 |
| Liberia | 100% | 6 | 1:735,344 | 18,173 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 6 | 1:1,358,719 | 89,225 |
| Singapore | 100% | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Wales | 100% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Congo | 100% | 5 | 1:1,001,841 | 16,039 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Mexico | 50% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Niger | 60% | 5 | 1:3,836,799 | 37,767 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Germany | 82% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 4 | 1:3,855,954 | 74,439 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Burkina Faso | 50% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Abkhazia | - | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
Shama (49,812) may also be a surname.
Shama Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Shay'-mah, loss, desolation, astonishment. Son of Hothan. 1 Chron. xi. 44. He is called Shammah, 2 Sam. xxiii. 25; Shammoth, 1 Chron. xi. 27.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: a hearkener.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Shama Forename Popularity
Shama Demographics
Shama Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 240 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Shama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shama in the Russian language | ||
| Шама | sama | - |
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