Shamazi Surname
Approximately 258 people bear this surname
Shamazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 253 | 1:292,014 | 26,830 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shamazi (25) may also be a first name.
Shamazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shamazi (Marathi: शमझी) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamazi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 993,593rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shamazi reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 25 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 292,014. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamazi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamazi in the Marathi language | ||
| शमझी | samajhi | - |
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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 Shamazi
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