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 can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shamdad? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shamdad are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shamdad is also the 980,251st most frequent first name internationally, held by 94 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 554,365. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Paktika, where 38 percent reside, Baghlan, where 22 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 22 percent reside. Besides Afghanistan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
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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- 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 Shamdad
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