Samshir Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Samshir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
Samshir (484) may also be a first name.
Samshir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Samshir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Samshir (Hindi: समशीर, Marathi: समशीर) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Samshir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Samshir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,746,821st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Samshir live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Samshir is also the 386,404th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 484 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 17,045,897. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 62 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 16 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Samshir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Samshir in the Hindi language | ||
| समशीर | samasira | 89.8 |
| सम्शीर | samsira | 7.14 |
| समशिर | samasira | 1.02 |
| शमशीर | samasira | 1.02 |
| समसीर | samasira | 1.02 |
| Samshir in the Marathi language | ||
| समशीर | samasira | 63.43 |
| समिशर | samisara | 30.86 |
| समशेर | samasera | 1.14 |
| समिशरा | samisara | 0.57 |
| शमसीर | samasira | 0.57 |
| शमशेर | samasera | 0.57 |
| रामशीर | ramasira | 0.57 |
| समीर | samira | 0.57 |
| समीम | samima | 0.57 |
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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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- 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 Samshir
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