Shamaz Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Shamaz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 53 | 1:3,370,639 | 25,973 |
| Afghanistan | 34 | 1:945,682 | 9,218 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shamaz (473) may also be a first name.
Shamaz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamaz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamaz (Hindi: शमाज़, Marathi: शमाज, Russian: Шамаз) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamaz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shamaz is the 1,765,740th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Shamaz are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 391,396th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 473 people.
Shamaz is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 3,370,639. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 83 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 9 percent reside and Sindh, where 6 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 31 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamaz in the Hindi language | ||
| शमाज़ | samaza | - |
| Shamaz in the Marathi language | ||
| शमाज | samaja | 25 |
| क्षमाज | ksamaja | 25 |
| शामाझ | samajha | 25 |
| शमाझ | samajha | 25 |
| Shamaz in the Russian language | ||
| Шамаз | samaz | - |
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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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- 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 Shamaz
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