Shamashir Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shamashir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamashir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2771:2,769,18985,362
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Shamashir (3,362) may also be a first name.

Shamashir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shamashir (Hindi: शमशीर, Marathi: शमशीर) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamashir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shamashir is the 942,947th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamashir reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 123,005th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 3,362 people.

The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 2,769,189. In India Shamashir is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 52 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 35 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 11 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamashir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamashir in the Hindi language
शमशीरsamasira99.38
शमश्ीरsamasira0.21
शमाशीरsamasira0.15
शामशीरsamasira0.1
हमशीरhamasira0.05
शमसीरsamasira0.05
़शमशीरsamasira0.05
Shamashir in the Marathi language
शमशीरsamasira75
शामशीरsamasira25

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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 Shamashir
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