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 surname Shamaki (Hindi: शमकी, Marathi: शामकी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaki? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamaki is the 70,491st most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,039,445 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shamaki are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 162,862nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 2,129 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,914 people, or 1 in 25,621. In Nigeria Shamaki is most common in: Taraba, where 22 percent live, Kaduna, where 13 percent live and Bauchi, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Shamaki Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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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