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
Shambay (Russian: Шамбай) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shambay.
How Common Is The Last Name Shambay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shambay is the 478,963rd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. The surname Shambay is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shambay are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shambay is also the 311,884th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 702 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 680 people, or 1 in 262,712. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Balochistan, where 94 percent reside, Sindh, where 6 percent reside and Punjab, where 0 percent reside. Other than Pakistan Shambay occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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