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
Shamasher (Hindi: शमशेर, Marathi: शमशेर) is found most in India. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamasher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamasher is the 130,762nd most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,106,836 people. Shamasher occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamasher reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 23,489th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 37,385 people.
The surname Shamasher is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 3,050 people, or 1 in 251,497. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 67 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 15 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 7 percent live. Not including India this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 12 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
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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