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
Shahama (Hindi: शहमा, Marathi: शहामा, Oriya: ଶହମା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,088,856th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name Shahama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shahama reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 281,020th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 843 people.
This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India it is most common 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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