Shameem Surname

13,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Shameem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shameem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan23,7541:7,521612
Bangladesh7,3901:21,5641,513
India7,3881:103,8266,813
Saudi Arabia1,1131:27,7233,883
Maldives8661:46749
United Arab Emirates4931:18,5852,193
Qatar2501:9,4321,032
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
England931:599,11935,891
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Oman61:614,6626,082
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Shameem (676,691) may also be a first name.

Shameem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shameem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Shameem (Dhivehi: ޝަމީމ‬, Hindi: शमीम, Marathi: शमीम, Oriya: ସମିମ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shameem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 13,355th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 174,073 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shameem live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Shameem is also the 1,440th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 676,691 people.

Shameem is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 23,754 people, or 1 in 7,521. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 40 percent live, Punjab, where 39 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent live. Besides Pakistan Shameem exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Shameem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shameem last name are 2.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shameem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.51% less than the national average, earning R 136,608 per year; in United States they earn 31.73% more than the national average, earning $56,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shameeme934/
Shammeem934/
Shameemc933/
Shaameem933/
Shameemm932/
Schameem931/
Shasmeem931/
Sshameem931/
Shameeam931/
Shameemh931/
Sameem922,337/
Shamem92744/
Shameen86931/
Shemeem86121/
Shammem8643/
Shamiem8615/
Shahmem868/
Shamemm863/
Shameim862/
Chameem862/
Shameme862/
Shamyem861/
Shimeem861/
Samem8352/
Shaameen8013/
Shajmeen801/
Sameejam801/
Shammeim801/
Shamim77161,049/
Sameen774,782/
Shamen77413/
Shamne77397/
Sameme77369/
Samaem7770/
Semeem7720/
Zameem7719/
Samiem7713/
Samgem7713/
Samyem7712/
Chamem7711/
Shamym7711/
Sameam777/
Sehmem776/
Sammem775/
Shemem774/
Sahmem773/
Samoem773/
Samuem772/
Someem771/
Schamne71874/
Samiyem71410/
Shahmim71316/
Shammim71147/
Samijem7167/
Shamoen7163/
Chammem7141/
Shatmen7119/
Shamaim7117/
Sahamen7112/
Shamoum7112/
Shaumen7110/
Sahamim719/
Shammin719/
Shamime719/
Shamimm718/
Saameen714/
Shamien714/
Shomaem714/
Shammen713/
Schamen713/
Saimeen713/
Shaamim713/
Saymeen712/
Sammemg712/
Sajmeen712/
Shomeen712/
Shaimim712/
Shamend712/
Shaymen711/
Sheamen711/
Shamaum711/
Shamenn711/
Shamimn711/
Sshamim711/
Shameng711/
Saimene711/
Samajem711/
Samenne711/
Sasmeen711/
Chameim711/
Sameeng711/
Samejim711/
Somhaem711/
Sohmeen711/
Shahmen711/
Zameemh711/
Samim6744,913/
Samen672,679/
Samne671,885/
Somem6747/
Semem6724/
Shathmim6712/
Shamn6710/
Zamem679/
Schammne675/
Shamayim674/
Schaimne674/
Shamayam673/
Shamimne672/
Cheatmem672/
Chahmeen672/
Chasmeen671/
Schaimen671/
Schammng671/
Shamoyam671/
Chammeme671/
Shammaen671/
Shamyyam671/
Shahmaim671/
Shahmism671/
Shchamne671/
Samneher671/
Samym671/
Samengue671/
Schamenn671/
Sammn671/
Shahmimn671/
Chameiam671/
Schsamen670/

Shameem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shameem in the Dhivehi language
ޝަމީމ‬samim-
Shameem in the Marathi language
शमीमsamima99.86
समीमsamima0.1
शामीमsamima0.02
शमामsamama0.01
शमेमsamema0.01
Shameem in the Hindi language
शमीमsamima99.01
समीमsamima0.67
शामीमsamima0.11
शमिमsamima0.06
शमीमाsamima0.06
शमाीमsamaima0.04
अशमीमasamima0.02
Shameem in the Oriya language
ସମିମsamima33.33
ଶମିମ୍samim33.33
ସମୀମsamima33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shameem
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