Shajra Surname
Approximately 1,417 people bear this surname
Shajra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,146 | 1:23,059 | 2,347 |
| Pakistan | 245 | 1:729,159 | 10,786 |
| Palestine | 10 | 1:454,885 | 12,564 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shajra (756) may also be a first name.
Shajra Demographics
Shajra Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Shajra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shajra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shajra (Hindi: शाजरा) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 274,213th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,142,940 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shajra live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 298,808th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 756 people.
It is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 1,146 people, or 1 in 23,059. In Yemen Shajra is primarily concentrated in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 48 percent reside, Amanat Al Asimah, where 39 percent reside and Shabwah Governorate, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Yemen it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 17 percent reside and Palestine, where 1 percent reside.
Shajra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Shajra surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shajra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shajra in the Hindi language | ||
| शाजरा | sajara | 87.81 |
| शजरा | sajara | 12.19 |
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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 Shajra
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