Shamahi Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Shamahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq521:673,4939,953
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773

Shamahi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamahi (Hindi: शमाही) is borne by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamahi? popularity and diffusion

Shamahi is the 2,530,696th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Shamahi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamahi reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 90 percent reside in Levant.

Shamahi is most commonly occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 52 people, or 1 in 673,493. Without taking into account Iraq it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent reside and Yemen, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shahmahi931/
Samahi92805/
Shammahgi881/
Shamaei8634/
Sammahi869/
Samajhi863/
Saemahi861/
Shamaeh861/
Sahamahe80691/
Samahiji80119/
Shahmaei8026/
Shammaei803/
Shamaher801/
Samaei772,575/
Semahi77743/
Samohi7733/
Samahe7725/
Somahi7714/
Samaui7710/
Samaeh7710/
Samoai773/
Samehi773/
Sameai772/
Shamae771/
Chamahaie752/
Chamahayi751/
Semmahi71487/
Samahae71261/
Samaiye71105/
Shamooi7155/
Shameeh7122/
Samaeei7121/
Soumahi7117/
Samajie7113/
Sammohi7112/
Samoohi7111/
Zammahi719/
Samaija719/
Samahea716/
Shamaee715/
Samaiyi714/
Samohoi713/
Samaiji711/
Samojhi711/
Saemaeh711/
Chamaoi711/
Chamahe711/
Shammae711/
Samaije711/
Samaheu711/
Shamoui711/
Sahamae711/
Samajji711/
Samohei711/
Samae675,719/
Shaymaer6771/
Chamohoi679/
Samaheya673/
Samaiyaa673/
Shahmaee673/
Samaiyoa672/
Shammaee671/
Sameeait671/
Sahumahe671/
Soumahie671/
Shemmaei671/
Shahmaeï671/
Shamouie671/
Shemaiji671/
Samaijai671/
Saumaiyy671/
Samaggij671/

Shamahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamahi in the Hindi language
शमाहीsamahi-

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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 Shamahi
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