Shahmad Surname
Approximately 1,372 people bear this surname
Shahmad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1,310 | 1:58,613 | 6,333 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Shahmad (356) may also be a first name.
Shahmad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahmad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shahmad (Hindi: श्ाहमाद, Marathi: शाहमद) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Shahmad click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahmad? popularity and diffusion
It is the 281,264th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,311,622 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahmad are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 461,707th most numerous first name internationally, held by 356 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 1,310 people, or 1 in 58,613. In Iran it is primarily found in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 40 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Iran Shahmad is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahmad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahmad in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहमद | sahamada | 90.65 |
| अहमद | ahamada | 1.87 |
| महमद | mahamada | 1.87 |
| महंमद | mahammada | 1.87 |
| अहेमद | ahemada | 1.87 |
| शाजाद | sajada | 0.93 |
| हमीद | hamida | 0.93 |
| Shahmad in the Hindi language | ||
| श्ाहमाद | sahamada | 33.33 |
| शहमाद | sahamada | 33.33 |
| शहमद | sahamada | 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
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- 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 Shahmad
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