Shamdad Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Shamdad Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 58 | 1:554,365 | 6,714 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Shamdad (94) may also be a first name.
Shamdad Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shamdad Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shamdad (Hindi: शमदाद, Marathi: शमशाद) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamdad? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,273,756th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamdad live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name internationally, held by 94 people.
It is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 554,365. In Afghanistan Shamdad is mostly concentrated in: Paktika, where 38 percent are found, Baghlan, where 22 percent are found and Nangarhar, where 22 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shamdad Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shamdad in the Hindi language | ||
| शमदाद | samadada | - |
| Shamdad in the Marathi language | ||
| शमशाद | samasada | - |
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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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- 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 Shamdad
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