Shajami Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Shajami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Shajami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shajami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shajami (Hindi: शजमी) is found most frequently in Iran. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shajami reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
It is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Shajami is mostly found in: Alborz Province, where 50 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shajami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shajami in the Hindi language | ||
| शजमी | sajami | - |
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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 Shajami
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