Shamah Surname
Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname
Shamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 608 | 1:596,150 | 48,585 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Israel | 175 | 1:48,901 | 6,443 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Yemen | 135 | 1:195,743 | 8,441 |
| Mauritius | 108 | 1:11,976 | 2,596 |
| Pakistan | 62 | 1:2,881,353 | 23,780 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Maldives | 5 | 1:80,834 | 3,218 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Shamah (618) may also be a first name.
Shamah Demographics
Shamah Political Affiliation
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Shamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamah (Hindi: शमाह, Marathi: हिकमउाह) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamah is the 243,808th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,457,215 people. The last name Shamah occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Shamah are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 335,616th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 618 people.
Shamah is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 596,150. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 59 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and South Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Shamah is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.
Shamah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shamah last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Shamah surname are 30.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.09% being registered with the political party.
Shamah earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning $58,705 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamah in the Hindi language | ||
| शमाह | samaha | 50 |
| शमह | samaha | 50 |
| Shamah in the Marathi language | ||
| हिकमउाह | hikamauaha | 50 |
| शमाह | samaha | 50 |
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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 Shamah
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