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
Karamshahi occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karamshahi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 320,940th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,260,778 people. Karamshahi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Karamshahi reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Karamshahi is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 14 people.
Karamshahi is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 1,152 people, or 1 in 66,651. In Iran Karamshahi is mostly concentrated in: Hormozgan Province, where 44 percent are found, Kerman Province, where 38 percent are found and Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Iran this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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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