Shahama Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Shahama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 174 | 1:4,408,422 | 115,606 |
| Maldives | 28 | 1:14,435 | 1,039 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shahama (843) may also be a first name.
Shahama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahama (Hindi: शहमा, Marathi: शहामा, Oriya: ଶହମା) occurs most in India. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,088,856th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. Shahama occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shahama reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Shahama is also the 281,020th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 843 people.
The surname Shahama is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India Shahama is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 71 percent reside, Bihar, where 21 percent reside and Kerala, where 4 percent reside. Barring India this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 12 percent reside and Japan, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahama in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶହମା | sahama | - |
| Shahama in the Hindi language | ||
| शहमा | sahama | 63.82 |
| शाहमा | sahama | 26.63 |
| शहामा | sahama | 8.54 |
| अबूशहमा | abusahama | 0.5 |
| शाहामा | sahama | 0.5 |
| Shahama in the Marathi language | ||
| शहामा | sahama | 44.44 |
| शहमा | sahama | 44.44 |
| शाहमा | sahama | 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 Shahama
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