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
Shamaja (Marathi: शमजा) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Shamaja is primarily found 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 prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Shamaja is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria Shamaja is mostly found in: Kogi, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Zambia, where 33 percent reside.
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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