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
Shajami (Hindi: शजमी) occurs most in Iran. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shajami click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajami? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shajami is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shajami live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
Shajami is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most numerous in: Alborz Province, where 50 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.
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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