Shahmara Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Shahmara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shahmara (13) may also be a first name.
Shahmara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahmara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahmara is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahmara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shahmara is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahmara are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shahmara is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,296,656. In Afghanistan Shahmara is mostly found in: Faryab, where 93 percent live and Balkh, where 7 percent live. Not including Afghanistan Shahmara occurs in one country. It also occurs in Yemen, where 7 percent live.
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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 Shahmara
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