Shamaj Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Shamaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamaj (96) may also be a first name.
Shamaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamaj (Hindi: शमाज, Marathi: शामज) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Shamaj live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 968,397th most widespread first name on earth, held by 96 people.
It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 60 percent live, Bihar, where 20 percent live and Kerala, where 20 percent live. Outside of India Shamaj is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 13 percent live and Oman, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamaj in the Hindi language | ||
| शमाज | samaja | 71.43 |
| शामाज | samaja | 28.57 |
| Shamaj in the Marathi language | ||
| शामज | samaja | 68 |
| शमाज | samaja | 16 |
| शामाज | samaja | 8 |
| शमज | samaja | 4 |
| शामल | samala | 4 |
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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
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- 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 Shamaj
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