Shaama Surname
Approximately 826 people bear this surname
Shaama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 801 | 1:3,008 | 494 |
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shaama (893) may also be a first name.
Shaama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaama (Hindi: शामा, Marathi: शामा) is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 420,074th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shaama are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,926th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 893 people.
It is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is borne by 801 people, or 1 in 3,008. In Namibia Shaama is mostly found in: Ohangwena Region, where 48 percent live, Erongo Region, where 24 percent live and Khomas Region, where 13 percent live. Not including Namibia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaama in the Hindi language | ||
| शामा | sama | - |
| Shaama in the Marathi language | ||
| शामा | sama | - |
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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 Shaama
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