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 last name Shajra (Hindi: शाजरा) is found most in Yemen. It can also occur in the variant forms:. 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 frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,142,940 people. The surname Shajra is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shajra live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Shajra is also the 298,808th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 756 people.
Shajra is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 1,146 people, or 1 in 23,059. In Yemen it is most numerous in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 48 percent live, Amanat Al Asimah, where 39 percent live and Shabwah Governorate, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent live and Palestine, where 1 percent live.
Shajra Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shajra last name 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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