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
Shamaya (Hindi: शमाया, Marathi: शामया, Russian: Шамая) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 866,642nd most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,282,894 people. Shamaya is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Shamaya live; 54 percent live in Southern Africa and 54 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Shamaya is also the 519,842nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 289 people.
Shamaya is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 93,787. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Central Province, where 57 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 28 percent live and Southern Province, where 15 percent live. Not including Zambia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
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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