Shamakh Surname
Approximately 3,363 people bear this surname
Shamakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,769 | 1:9,543 | 1,207 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
Shamakh (35) may also be a first name.
Shamakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamakh (Georgian: შამახ, Hindi: शमख, Marathi: शामख, Russian: Шамах) occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shamakh.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamakh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamakh is the 133,953rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,166,978 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shamakh live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Shamakh is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 35 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,769 people, or 1 in 9,543. In Yemen Shamakh is most common in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 46 percent live, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 17 percent live and Amanat Al Asimah, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Yemen Shamakh is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent live and Iraq, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamakh in the Georgian language | ||
| შამახ | shamakh | - |
| Shamakh in the Hindi language | ||
| शमख | samakha | - |
| Shamakh in the Marathi language | ||
| शामख | samakha | - |
| Shamakh in the Russian language | ||
| Шамах | samah | - |
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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 Shamakh
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