Shambay Surname
Approximately 697 people bear this surname
Shambay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 680 | 1:262,712 | 5,823 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shambay (702) may also be a first name.
Shambay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shambay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shambay (Russian: Шамбай) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 478,963rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname Shambay occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shambay live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shambay is also the 311,884th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 702 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 262,712. In Pakistan Shambay is mostly found in: Balochistan, where 94 percent reside, Sindh, where 6 percent reside and Punjab, where 0 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shambay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shambay in the Russian language | ||
| Шамбай | sambaj | - |
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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 Shambay
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