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 last name Shahama (Hindi: शहमा, Marathi: शहामा, Oriya: ଶହମା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahama is the 1,088,856th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shahama are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 281,020th most numerous first name globally, borne by 843 people.
This surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 4,408,422. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 71 percent live, Bihar, where 21 percent live and Kerala, where 4 percent live. Aside from India this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 12 percent live and Japan, where 8 percent live.
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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