Shamasher Surname
Approximately 3,459 people bear this surname
Shamasher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,050 | 1:251,497 | 14,555 |
| Iran | 407 | 1:188,655 | 15,485 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Shamasher (37,385) may also be a first name.
Shamasher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamasher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamasher (Hindi: शमशेर, Marathi: शमशेर) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shamasher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamasher? popularity and diffusion
Shamasher is the 130,762nd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,106,836 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamasher are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 23,489th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 37,385 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 3,050 people, or 1 in 251,497. In India Shamasher is most numerous in: Bihar, where 67 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Barring India Shamasher is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 12 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamasher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamasher in the Hindi language | ||
| शमशेर | samasera | 99.71 |
| शामशेर | samasera | 0.13 |
| शमश्ेर | samasera | 0.04 |
| शमाशेर | samasera | 0.03 |
| समशेर | samasera | 0.02 |
| शमशॆर | samasera | 0.02 |
| शमशेेर | samaseera | 0.01 |
| शमसुद्दोहा | samasuddoha | 0.01 |
| शमशे़र | samasera | 0.01 |
| ़शमशेर | samasera | 0.01 |
| शमशु | samasu | 0.01 |
| शमषेर | samasera | 0.01 |
| शमशेऱ | samasera | 0.01 |
| शमश्ोर | samasora | 0.01 |
| शमशेरज़् | samaseraz | 0.01 |
| Shamasher in the Marathi language | ||
| शमशेर | samasera | 91.3 |
| समशेरिंसग | samaserinsaga | 4.35 |
| शमशेॅर | samaseera | 4.35 |
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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 Shamasher
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