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) is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamakh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 133,953rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,166,978 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Shamakh live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 35 people.
It is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 2,769 people, or 1 in 9,543. In Yemen Shamakh is primarily concentrated in: Ma'rib Governorate, where 46 percent reside, Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 17 percent reside and Amanat Al Asimah, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent reside and Iraq, where 1 percent reside.
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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