Shahmeer Surname

129,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shahmeer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shahmeer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3,4761:51,3942,087
India61:127,844,230863,365
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shahmeer (11,172) may also be a first name.

Shahmeer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shahmeer (Hindi: शाहमीर, Marathi: शाहमीर) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shahmeer.

How Common Is The Last Name Shahmeer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 129,499th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,085,135 people. The last name Shahmeer occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shahmeer are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 56,883rd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 11,172 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 3,476 people, or 1 in 51,394. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 96 percent reside, Balochistan, where 2 percent reside and Punjab, where 2 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahameer9433/
Sahmeer935/
Shehmeer8836/
Shamjeer8815/
Shahamier821/
Shamier8062/
Shamyer8023/
Samieer804/
Sameeer801/
Sehmeer801/
Sameaer801/
Shamger801/
Shamaher751/
Shahmiir751/
Schamier751/
Samieier751/
Samier715,534/
Sameur711,884/
Samjer7110/
Samyer715/
Samger713/
Shoemaher712/
Saithmier710/
Saumier67867/
Chamier67336/
Samehir67115/
Sammier6749/
Szamier6745/
Samiere6732/
Samaher679/
Shamiir675/
Szamjer674/
Samaaer672/
Zameeer671/
Satmyer671/
Sohmier671/
Shomier671/
Sehmier671/
Shamjir671/
Sammeur671/
Zahmier671/
Schautmyer670/

Shahmeer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shahmeer in the Marathi language
शाहमीरsahamira97.44
शहमीरsahamira2.56
Shahmeer in the Hindi language
शाहमीरsahamira45.45
शहमीरsahamira45.45
शहामीरsahamira9.09

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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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  • 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 Shahmeer
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