Shamami Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Shamami Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamami Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran8011:95,8589,498
India181:42,614,743461,117
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Lebanon161:352,31810,901
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Shamami (118) may also be a first name.

Shamami Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shamami Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shamami (Hindi: शममी, Marathi: शममी) is found most in Iran. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamami? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 401,442nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. Shamami occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Shamami live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 859,937th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 118 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 801 people, or 1 in 95,858. In Iran it is most prevalent in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 54 percent are found, Gilan Province, where 13 percent are found and Kurdistan Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Iran Shamami is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Shamami Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Chaldean Catholic (83%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Shamami surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Shamami earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.81% more than the national average, earning $60,328 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamami Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamami in the Marathi language
शममीsamami40
शमामीsamami36.67
शमिमsamima13.33
शमीमsamima6.67
मशममीmasamami3.33
Shamami in the Hindi language
शममीsamami36.36
शममिsamami27.27
शमामीsamami18.18
शम्मीsam'mi9.09
शमामिsamami9.09

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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 Shamami
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