Shamaar Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Shamaar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shamaar (24) may also be a first name.
Shamaar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamaar is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamaar.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Shamaar is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Shamaar reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Shamaar is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world, held by 24 people.
Shamaar is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 5,358,864. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Nangarhar, where 33 percent are found, Paktika, where 33 percent are found and Kabul, where 17 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 22 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shamaar
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