Shamashan Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Syria

Shamashan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamashan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Shamashan (91) may also be a first name.

Shamashan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamashan (Hindi: शमशान, Marathi: शामशन, Oriya: ଶାମଶନ) occurs most in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamashan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Shamashan reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 91 people.

The surname Shamashan is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 33 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and West Bengal, where 33 percent are found. Apart from India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 25 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamashan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamashan in the Oriya language
ଶାମଶନsamasana-
Shamashan in the Hindi language
शमशानsamasana56.52
शमशांsamasam32.61
शमशनsamasana6.52
शामशानsamasana4.35
Shamashan in the Marathi language
शामशनsamasana50
शामशानsamasana33.33
शामशेानsamaseana16.67

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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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  • 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 Shamashan
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