Shamaya Surname
Approximately 313 people bear this surname
Shamaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 169 | 1:93,787 | 7,646 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Shamaya (289) may also be a first name.
Shamaya Demographics
Average Shamaya Salary in
United States
$65,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Shamaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shamaya (Hindi: शमाया, Marathi: शामया, Russian: Шамая) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shamaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 866,642nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Shamaya reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 519,842nd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 289 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 93,787. In Zambia Shamaya is most common in: Central Province, where 57 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent are found and Southern Province, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Shamaya Last Name Statistics demography
Shamaya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.9% more than the national average, earning $65,542 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamaya in the Hindi language | ||
| शमाया | samaya | 54.55 |
| शमया | samaya | 18.18 |
| शमाय | samaya | 18.18 |
| शामया | samaya | 9.09 |
| Shamaya in the Marathi language | ||
| शामया | samaya | 54.55 |
| शमया | samaya | 36.36 |
| यामाया | yamaya | 9.09 |
| Shamaya in the Russian language | ||
| Шамая | samaa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shamaya
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