Shahmi Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Shahmi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 277 | 1:277,193 | 20,212 |
| Malaysia | 111 | 1:265,714 | 14,862 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shahmi (199) may also be a first name.
Shahmi Demographics
Shahmi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shahmi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shahmi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shahmi (Hindi: शाहमी, Marathi: शाहमी) occurs most in Iran. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shahmi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shahmi is the 670,508th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shahmi reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 65 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shahmi is also the 642,605th most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 199 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 277,193. In Iran it is most common in: South Khorasan Province, where 27 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 19 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 19 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and Singapore, where 4 percent reside.
Shahmi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shahmi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shahmi in the Hindi language | ||
| शाहमी | sahami | 75 |
| शहमी | sahami | 25 |
| Shahmi in the Marathi language | ||
| शाहमी | sahami | 50 |
| शमी | sami | 50 |
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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 Shahmi
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