Samshar Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Samshar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Samshar (343) may also be a first name.
Samshar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samshar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samshar (Bengali: সামশের, Hindi: समशार, Marathi: समशेर, Oriya: ସମେସର) is most common in India. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Samshar? popularity and diffusion
Samshar is the 4,427,875th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Samshar are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Samshar is also the 471,283rd most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 343 people.
The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India Samshar is mostly found in: Bihar, where 89 percent reside, Telangana, where 6 percent reside and West Bengal, where 6 percent reside. Outside of India Samshar is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samshar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samshar in the Bengali language | ||
| সামশের | samasera | - |
| Samshar in the Marathi language | ||
| समशेर | samasera | - |
| Samshar in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମେସର | samesara | 50 |
| ସମସର | samasara | 50 |
| Samshar in the Hindi language | ||
| समशार | samasara | 44.44 |
| समशर | samasara | 22.22 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 22.22 |
| समशेर | samasera | 11.11 |
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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 Samshar
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