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Where Does The Last Name Shama Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shama (Arabic: شامة, Bengali: শমা, Georgian: შამა, Hindi: शमा, Marathi: शामा, Oriya: ଶମା, Russian: Шама, Tibetan: ཤར་མ།) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Shamá. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shama? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Shama is the 11,277^th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 146,301 people. The surname Shama is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Shama live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 38 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shama is also the 3,121^st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 334,139 people.

The surname Shama is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 11,046 people, or 1 in 69,443. In India it is most numerous in: Uttar Pradesh, where 27 percent are found, Assam, where 25 percent are found and Bihar, where 14 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in 93 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 19 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 17 percent are found.

Shama Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Shama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shama last name rose 5,088 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 10,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shama Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shama surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia, Christian (92%) in Kenya, Sunni (65%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shama surname are 15.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shama earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.54% more than the national average, earning $51,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.74% more than the national average, earning $56,012 CAD per year.