Shamase Surname
Approximately 3,413 people bear this surname
Shamase Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,373 | 1:16,062 | 2,031 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Shamase (522) may also be a first name.
Shamase Demographics
Average Shamase Salary in
South Africa
R 26,216,100
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shamase Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamase Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamase (Hindi: शमसे, Marathi: शमसे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamase? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shamase is the 132,286th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,135,232 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shamase are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 369,527th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 522 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,373 people, or 1 in 16,062. In South Africa Shamase is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 77 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Shamase Last Name Statistics demography
Shamase earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 10931.95% more than the national average, earning R 26,216,100 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamase Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamase in the Hindi language | ||
| शमसे | samase | - |
| Shamase in the Marathi language | ||
| शमसे | samase | 80 |
| शमसो | samaso | 20 |
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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 Shamase
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