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
Shaama (Hindi: शामा, Marathi: शामा) is found most in Namibia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shaama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 420,074th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,822,695 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shaama reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Shaama is also the 271,926th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 893 people.
This last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is held by 801 people, or 1 in 3,008. In Namibia Shaama is most prevalent in: Ohangwena Region, where 48 percent live, Erongo Region, where 24 percent live and Khomas Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Namibia this last name exists 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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