Shamaru Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shamaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shamaru (216) may also be a first name.

Shamaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamaru (Bengali: শামারু, Hindi: शमारू, Marathi: शामरु, Oriya: ଶମାରୁ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shamaru.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamaru? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shamaru are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Shamaru is also the 614,549th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 216 people.

The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 100 percent reside. Excluding India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamaru in the Bengali language
শামারুsamaru-
Shamaru in the Oriya language
ଶମାରୁsamaru78.95
ଷମାରୁsamaru13.16
ଶମରୁsamaru5.26
ସମାରୁsamaru2.63
Shamaru in the Marathi language
शामरुsamaru36.84
शमरुsamaru31.58
शमारुsamaru10.53
शामरूsamaru10.53
शुमारूsumaru5.26
शमारूsamaru5.26
Shamaru in the Hindi language
शमारूsamaru36.36
शमरूsamaru36.36
शामरूsamaru18.18
शमर्ूsamaru9.09

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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
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  • 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 Shamaru
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