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
The last name Samshar (Bengali: সামশের, Hindi: समशार, Marathi: समशेर, Oriya: ସମେସର) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samshar? popularity and diffusion
The surname Samshar is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Samshar live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 471,283rd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 343 people.
The last name Samshar is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 89 percent live, Telangana, where 6 percent live and West Bengal, where 6 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
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
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- 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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