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) is most common in Georgia. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamatava? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,166th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,903,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Shamatava reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is borne by 1,153 people, or 1 in 3,249. In Georgia it is most numerous in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 77 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 18 percent reside and Adjara, where 1 percent reside. Not including Georgia Shamatava is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 28 percent reside and Russia, where 8 percent reside.

Shamatava Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Shamatava surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US 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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