Shamaki Surname
Approximately 7,011 people bear this surname
Shamaki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,914 | 1:25,621 | 2,215 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Shamaki (2,129) may also be a first name.
Shamaki Demographics
Shamaki Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Shamaki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamaki (Hindi: शमकी, Marathi: शामकी) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaki? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 70,491st most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,039,445 people. The last name Shamaki is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shamaki live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 162,862nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 2,129 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,914 people, or 1 in 25,621. In Nigeria it is most common in: Taraba, where 22 percent are found, Kaduna, where 13 percent are found and Bauchi, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Shamaki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Shamaki last name is principally Christian (53%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamaki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamaki in the Marathi language | ||
| शामकी | samaki | 80 |
| शमाकी | samaki | 20 |
| Shamaki in the Hindi language | ||
| शमकी | samaki | 50 |
| शामकी | samaki | 50 |
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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 Shamaki
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