Hamshir Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Hamshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Hamshir (135) may also be a first name.
Hamshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hamshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hamshir (Hindi: हमशीर) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Hamshir.
How Common Is The Last Name Hamshir? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,436,415th most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Hamshir live; 84 percent live in West Asia and 84 percent live in Levant. Hamshir is also the 797,647th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 135 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 673,493. Besides Iraq this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hamshir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hamshir in the Hindi language | ||
| हमशीर | hamasira | 98.33 |
| हम्शीर | hamsira | 1.67 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hamshir
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