Samshah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Samshah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Samshah (32) may also be a first name.
Samshah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samshah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Samshah (Hindi: समशाह, Marathi: समशाह) is found most in Iran. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Samshah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samshah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Samshah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Samshah live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Samshah is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 32 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 5,484,466. In Iran it is mostly found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samshah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samshah in the Hindi language | ||
| समशाह | samasaha | - |
| Samshah in the Marathi language | ||
| समशाह | samasaha | 50 |
| समशह | samasaha | 50 |
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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 Samshah
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