Shamatava Surname

219,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Shamatava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shamatava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,1531:3,249665
Abkhazia5311:45771
Russia1541:935,86473,614
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shamatava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shamatava (Georgian: შამათავა, Russian: Шаматава) occurs most in Georgia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamatava? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 219,166th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,903,345 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shamatava live; 90 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.

It is most numerous in Georgia, where it is borne by 1,153 people, or 1 in 3,249. In Georgia it is most prevalent in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 77 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 18 percent reside and Adjara, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Georgia it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Abkhazia, where 28 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Shamatava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shamatava surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 41.67% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shamatava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shamatava in the Georgian language
შამათავაshamatava-
Shamatava in the Russian language
Шаматаваsamatava-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shamatava
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