Karamshahi Surname
Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname
Karamshahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,152 | 1:66,651 | 7,020 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Karamshahi (14) may also be a first name.
Karamshahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karamshahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karamshahi is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karamshahi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 320,940th most widespread family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,260,778 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karamshahi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Karamshahi is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent given name globally, borne by 14 people.
The surname Karamshahi is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 1,152 people, or 1 in 66,651. In Iran Karamshahi is primarily found in: Hormozgan Province, where 44 percent live, Kerman Province, where 38 percent live and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 12 percent live. Besides Iran it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karamashahi | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kramshahi | 95 | 1 | / |
| Karimshahi | 90 | 33 | / |
| Karmashahi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Koramshahi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Khoramshahi | 86 | 22 | / |
| Gramshahi | 84 | 37 | / |
| Khorramshahi | 82 | 573 | / |
| Khoramashahi | 82 | 8 | / |
| Ghahramshahi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karamzhaei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kramashahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karemashahe | 76 | 103 | / |
| Karimashaha | 76 | 5 | / |
| Khoramshahy | 76 | 1 | / |
| Karamzehi | 74 | 2 | / |
| Khorramchahi | 73 | 2 | / |
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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 Karamshahi
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