Khamshi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Khamshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Khamshi (28) may also be a first name.
Khamshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khamshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khamshi is found in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Khamshi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khamshi? popularity and diffusion
Khamshi is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Khamshi live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Khamshi is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 50 percent reside and Paktika, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.
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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 Khamshi
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