Shahimar Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shahimar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahimar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080

Shahimar (7) may also be a first name.

Shahimar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shahimar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shahimar is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahimar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Shahimar reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahimar is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 7 people.

It is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 32,153,183. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Kunduz, where 100 percent live. Other than Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shehimar884/
Sauimatr757/
Saemar7137/
Shoemart631/
Scheumar631/
Scheumayr5912/
Chouimard596/
Soemar5732/
Saemor5726/
Seumar574/
Schoettmar561/
Saemore535/
Saemour531/
Choemar530/
Shoemore5033/
Seaymore500/

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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 Shahimar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis