Shamaja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shamaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamaja (10) may also be a first name.
Shamaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamaja (Marathi: शमजा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamaja live; 33 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shamaja is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Shamaja is most common in: Kogi, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and Zambia, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamaja in the Marathi language | ||
| शमजा | samaja | 50 |
| शामजा | samaja | 33.33 |
| शमाजा | samaja | 16.67 |
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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 Shamaja
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