Shameem Surname
Approximately 41,865 people bear this surname
Shameem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 23,754 | 1:7,521 | 612 |
| Bangladesh | 7,390 | 1:21,564 | 1,513 |
| India | 7,388 | 1:103,826 | 6,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,113 | 1:27,723 | 3,883 |
| Maldives | 866 | 1:467 | 49 |
| United Arab Emirates | 493 | 1:18,585 | 2,193 |
| Qatar | 250 | 1:9,432 | 1,032 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| United States | 140 | 1:2,588,992 | 156,804 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Shameem (676,691) may also be a first name.
Shameem Demographics
Average Shameem Salary in
United States
$56,840 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shameem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,355th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 174,073 people. The last name Shameem occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Shameem reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 77 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,440th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 676,691 people.
The last name Shameem is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 23,754 people, or 1 in 7,521. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 40 percent live, Punjab, where 39 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 12 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname is found 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 surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.26% being registered with the 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
Shameem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shameem in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޝަމީމ | samim | - |
| Shameem in the Marathi language | ||
| शमीम | samima | 99.86 |
| समीम | samima | 0.1 |
| शामीम | samima | 0.02 |
| शमाम | samama | 0.01 |
| शमेम | samema | 0.01 |
| Shameem in the Hindi language | ||
| शमीम | samima | 99.01 |
| समीम | samima | 0.67 |
| शामीम | samima | 0.11 |
| शमिम | samima | 0.06 |
| शमीमा | samima | 0.06 |
| शमाीम | samaima | 0.04 |
| अशमीम | asamima | 0.02 |
| Shameem in the Oriya language | ||
| ସମିମ | samima | 33.33 |
| ଶମିମ୍ | samim | 33.33 |
| ସମୀମ | samima | 33.33 |
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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 Shameem
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