Shamasu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Shamasu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamasu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Shamasu (925) may also be a first name.

Shamasu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamasu (Bengali: শামসু, Hindi: शमसु, Marathi: शमसू, Oriya: ଶମସୁ) is most common in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamasu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Shamasu is predominantly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Shamasu live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 266,220th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 925 people.

The surname Shamasu is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 50 percent are found, Rajasthan, where 21 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account India it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamasu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamasu in the Bengali language
শামসুsamasu-
Shamasu in the Oriya language
ଶମସୁsamasu-
Shamasu in the Marathi language
शमसूsamasu64.58
शामसुsamasu25
शामसूsamasu4.17
समसुsamasu2.08
शमसुsamasu2.08
शमासुsamasu2.08
Shamasu in the Hindi language
शमसुsamasu57.66
शमसूsamasu42.34

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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
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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 Shamasu
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