Shahma Surname
Approximately 287 people bear this surname
Shahma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 205 | 1:3,741,782 | 103,944 |
| Maldives | 44 | 1:9,186 | 743 |
| Iran | 21 | 1:3,656,311 | 102,225 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Shahma (501) may also be a first name.
Shahma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahma (Dhivehi: ުޝަހްމާ, Hindi: शहमा, Marathi: शहमा) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahma is the 921,780th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahma live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shahma is also the 378,831st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 501 people.
The surname Shahma is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 205 people, or 1 in 3,741,782. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 79 percent are found, Bihar, where 7 percent are found and Delhi, where 4 percent are found. Apart from India this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 15 percent are found and Iran, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahma in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ުޝަހްމާ | usahma | - |
| Shahma in the Hindi language | ||
| शहमा | sahama | 79.64 |
| शाहमा | sahama | 17.96 |
| शहमॉ | sahamo | 0.6 |
| साहमा | sahama | 0.6 |
| सहमा | sahama | 0.6 |
| शेहमा | sehama | 0.6 |
| Shahma in the Marathi language | ||
| शहमा | sahama | 66.67 |
| शमा | sama | 33.33 |
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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 Shahma
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