Shammah Forename
232,087th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,171 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Dominica
Shammah Forename Definition:
Sham'-mah, loss, desolation, astonishment. 1. A son of Reuel. Gen. xxxvi. 13. 2. A son of Jesse. 1 Sam. xvi. 9.
Shammah Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 91% | 515 | 1:344,785 | 12,257 |
| Kenya | 38% | 225 | 1:205,809 | 8,287 |
| Malawi | 100% | 190 | 1:90,065 | 5,143 |
| Philippines | 97% | 66 | 1:1,606,204 | 37,927 |
| United States | 56% | 42 | 1:8,631,833 | 91,152 |
| Uganda | 56% | 22 | 1:1,861,678 | 25,181 |
| India | 73% | 21 | 1:57,851,332 | 943,988 |
| South Africa | 75% | 13 | 1:4,194,819 | 94,932 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75% | 7 | 1:1,164,616 | 79,875 |
| Congo | 100% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| England | 100% | 7 | 1:7,943,274 | 61,515 |
| Pakistan | 71% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Malaysia | 83% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Liberia | 100% | 5 | 1:882,412 | 21,482 |
| Brazil | - | 5 | 1:42,847,231 | 319,361 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Saint Lucia | 50% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Thailand | 50% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Maldives | 100% | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
Shammah (1,977) may also be a surname.
Shammah Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sham'-mah, loss, desolation, astonishment. 1. A son of Reuel. Gen. xxxvi. 13. 2. A son of Jesse. 1 Sam. xvi. 9.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: desolation: appalment.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
Shammah Forename Popularity
Shammah Demographics
Shammah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 9 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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