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

Shamatava (Georgian: შამათავა, Russian: Шаматава) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shamatava? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shamatava is the 219,166th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,903,345 people. The last name Shamatava is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Shamatava reside; 90 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname Shamatava is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is carried by 1,153 people, or 1 in 3,249. In Georgia it is most common in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 77 percent are found, Tbilisi, where 18 percent are found and Adjara, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Georgia this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 28 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Shamatava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shamatava surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Georgia and Orthodox (94%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shamatava last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 41.67% being registered to vote for the 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
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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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