Shalimar Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Barbados

Shalimar Surname User-submission:

This surname belongs to schedule caste of people (Ravidasia Sikh) aka Chamar. The Shelmar surname is in a minority but there are bearers in the North of Punjab - Patiala (Samana), Ludhiana and Jalandhar area.

Shalimar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India201:38,353,269431,471
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Shalimar (2,744) may also be a first name.

Shalimar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname belongs to schedule caste of people (Ravidasia Sikh) aka Chamar. The Shelmar surname is in a minority but there are bearers in the North of Punjab - Patiala (Samana), Ludhiana and Jalandhar area.

- navshelmar

Shalimar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shalimar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shalimar (Arabic: شاليمار, Bengali: শালিমার, Hindi: शालीमार, Marathi: शालीमार, Russian: Шалимар) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shalimar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Shalimar live; 34 percent live in South Asia and 26 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Shalimar is also the 139,564th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 2,744 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 38,353,269. In India Shalimar is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 25 percent live, Kerala, where 20 percent live and Delhi, where 5 percent live. Barring India Shalimar exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Shalimar Last Name Statistics demography

Shalimar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shalimar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shalimar in the Bengali language
শালিমারsalimara-
Shalimar in the Hindi language
शालीमारsalimara-
Shalimar in the Marathi language
शालीमारsalimara71.43
शािलमारsailamara14.29
शलीमारsalimara10.2
शालीामsaliama2.04
शामरावsamarava2.04
Shalimar in the Russian language
Шалимарsalimar-
Shalimar in the Arabic language
شاليمارshalymar-

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