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
Shajra (Hindi: शाजरा) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shajra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shajra is the 274,213th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,142,940 people. The surname Shajra is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shajra reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Shajra is also the 298,808th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 756 people.
It is most common 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 are found, Amanat Al Asimah, where 39 percent are found and Shabwah Governorate, where 11 percent are found. Barring Yemen Shajra occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and Palestine, where 1 percent are found.
Shajra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Shajra last name is primarily 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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